sexysex‧y /ˈseksi/ ●○○ adjective (comparative sexier, superlative sexiest) 
Examples
sexy underwear Don’t you think he’s sexy?2informal sexy ideas, products etc are exciting, attractive, and interesting: one of the sexiest companies in Seattle a sexy investment—sexily adverb—sexiness noun [uncountable]
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- a sexy black dress
- a sexy woman
- a political campaign that lacked sexy issues
- Gabby dived into the pool leaving her sexy black dress draped over a chair.
- He's got a really deep sexy voice.
- Her flushed cheeks, wide eyes, and slightly opened mouth made her look sexy.
- I think leather pants are really sexy.
- Peter is strong, good looking, and very sexy.
- The advertisement showed a sexy young woman in a short skirt standing beside a sports car.
- A sexy female boss hiding dark family secrets from her past and using her street smarts to get even.
- At twenty-three, David Bailey was street-wise, sexy, ambitious.
- Jane was astonished to find that it felt sexy.
- The sexy swaying walk, the dark voice.
- They showed quite a lot of leg, and were undeniably sexy.
- Until yesterday, dancer Cris Judd had a picture of himself with the sexy singer on his website.
- What was it about a waistcoat that was so piercingly sexy? she wondered dully.
Longman Language Activatorsomeone who is sexually attractive► sexy
Collocations sexually attractive to people, either because of your body, your good looks, or attractive personality: · Peter is strong, good looking, and very sexy.· The advertisement showed a sexy young woman in a short skirt standing beside a sports car.· Her flushed cheeks, wide eyes, and slightly opened mouth made her look sexy.
► attractive someone who is attractive has a personality or appearance that makes other people sexually attracted to them: · It's enough for me that my husband thinks I'm sexually attractive.attractive to: · I don't know what makes Jamie so attractive to women.find somebody attractive (=think they are attractive): · She's very nice but I don't really find her attractive.
► sex appeal someone's appearance, behaviour, or personality that makes them sexually attractive: · Tanya uses her sex appeal to get whatever she wants.have sex appeal: · Barry's a really nice guy, but he has absolutely no sex appeal.
► desirable formal someone who is desirable makes you feel sexually attracted to them: · Ray was still in good shape and far more desirable than most men his age.
► voluptuous a woman who is voluptuous has large breasts and an attractive, rounded body, so that men feel sexually attracted to her: · Everyone turned to look at Gordon and his voluptuous mistress as they entered the room.
► alluring written a woman who is alluring attracts men in a sexual way, because she seems to be exciting and a little mysterious: · Helene was an alluring beauty whom few men could resist.· She was encouraged to use her feminine charms, to be coy and alluring.
clothes, movements, remarks etc that are sexually attractive► sexy sexually attractive: · He's got a really deep sexy voice.· I think leather pants are really sexy.· Gabby dived into the pool leaving her sexy black dress draped over a chair.
► sensual/sensuous seeming to show strong sexual feelings and a desire for sexual pleasure: · Peter leaned forward and kissed the girl's sensual red lips.· The artist became obsessed by her strange, sensual beauty.
► provocative intended to make someone feel sexually excited: · The magazine is full of pictures of partially dressed women in provocative poses.
► seductive very sexually attractive, and making you want to have sex, especially when you should not : · From across the room, I noticed that Philip was giving me a seductive stare.
► suggestive are intended to make you think about sex: · Several of the most sexually suggestive scenes have been cut from the film.· Victor winked at her, and his smile was so wickedly suggestive that Francesca blushed.
► be a turn-on informal something that you think it is sexually exciting: · The sight of all those half-naked men may be a turn-on to some women, but I find it unappealing.
not sexy► be a turn-off informal to be not at all sexually attractive: · I wish you wouldn't wear your socks in bed - it's such a turn-off.
► sexless British not sexually attractive, because of not having any strong male or female qualities: · I don't find him attractive at all, he's such a sexless lump.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► as
Word family· The message is clear: if you want to look as sexy as me, this is how to do it.· Our decision was to go as sexy as she would go for.· But Claude Cohn-Casson has been subsumed by their physical selves, right here in the room, as sexy as hell.· Worse still, engineering and manufacturing are still not viewed as sexy by ambitious youngsters.· She is whatever the majority of men regard as sexy at any given moment.
► so· Who'd have thought she'd be so sexy?
► very· Power, even academic power, is very sexy.· She was very sexy, at forty-seven.· But I found the whole experience very sexy because it was so impersonal.· He looked almost respectable - and very, very sexy.· This film may be a shocker, but as well as being very sexy it's also pretty funny at times.· Her Maria blossoms and is by turns sweetly protective and vulnerable, generally very sexy and completely convincing.· I suppose accepting yourself as you are is very sexy.
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1sexually exciting or sexually attractive: sexy underwear Don’t you think he’s sexy?2informal sexy ideas, products etc are exciting, attractive, and interesting: one of the sexiest companies in Seattle a sexy investment—sexily adverb—sexiness noun [uncountable]