homosexuallyadv.
/ˌhəʊmə(ʊ)ˈsɛkʃʊəli/, /ˌhəʊmə(ʊ)ˈsɛkʃ(ᵿ)li/, /ˌhəʊmə(ʊ)ˈsɛksjʊ(ə)li/, /ˌhɒmə(ʊ)ˈsɛkʃʊəli/, /ˌhɒmə(ʊ)ˈsɛkʃ(ᵿ)li/, /ˌhɒmə(ʊ)ˈsɛksjʊ(ə)li/, U.S. /ˌhoʊməˈsɛkʃ(əw)əli/, /ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɛkʃ(əw)əli/ Originally Psychology.
In a homosexual manner; with regard to homosexuality or homosexual sex, behaviour, identity, etc.
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the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual orientation > homosexuality > [adverb]
homosexually1895
1895 Jrnl. Compar. Neurol. 5 60 Those..who may develop homosexually or heterosexually with almost equal ease, are often guided by the restrictions imposed upon or by the liberty permitted them.
1921 E. J. Kempf Psychopathol. (new ed.) ii. 95 One of our patients..has been fighting strong cravings to become homosexually submissive.
1948 A. C. Kinsey et al. Sexual Behavior Human Male xxi. 632 A homosexually experienced male could undoubtedly find a larger number of sexual partners among males than a heterosexually experienced male could find among females.
1966 Bee (Danville, Va.) 16 Feb. 3 c/1 I forbade them to associate with boys..who were acting homosexually.
1973 P. Evans Bodyguard Man xxiii. 145 I thought you might be homosexually attracted to each other.
1989 N.Y. Times 30 Sept. 1/1 The Helms proposal..specifically barred the depiction of sex acts and homosexually oriented erotica.
2003 Times 25 June 16/5 How appropriate, I thought, that the first diocese to accept a heterosexually active dean should now accept a homosexually active bishop.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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