sexy – English adjective declension

English adjective forms of sexy

Adjective: sexy

Comparison Forms

Synthetic

Comparativesexier
Superlativesexiest

Perifrastic

Sample Sentences

  • The participants in the swimsuit competition are all very sexy.
  • She has a sexy voice!
  • Stupid sexy Flanders!
  • If you want my body and you think I'm sexy / Come on sugar let me know [1978, “Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?”, in Blondes Have More Fun, performed by Rod Stewart:]
  • So we decided, in the sexiest and most entertaining way possible, to create a “fluid-bound contract.” [2015, Elisabeth Sheff, Tikva Wolf, Stories From the Polycule: Real Life in Polyamorous Families:]
  • The manufacturers have launched a sexy new car.
  • We have some sexy ideas on how to improve sales.
  • Being an undertaker is not a sexy career.
  • Creamy cheese, tangy-sweet peppers, and a hit of heat tango in this sexy deviled-egg combo. [2013, Kathy Casey, D'Lish Deviled Eggs, page 67:]
  • "The management of the quay walls and bridges has lagged behind in recent decades because it was not given the political priority it deserves and it is not a sexy topic," says Dijksma. [2020, Katja Brokke, “Amsterdam has been collapsing for years. Now it's paying the price”, in CNN Travel:]
  • Seeing A-listers in the aisles makes Frieze seem sexier than most fairs, placing added pressure on galleries to live up to the sponsorship provided by high-end fashion brands and luxury goods. [2023 October 7, Gregor Muir, “Frieze turns 20”, in FT Weekend (Collecting section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2:]
  • He didn't really like me; all he wanted was for me to be sexy with him.

Adjectives inflected like sexy

syrupy, seemly, seggsy, snuffy, snippy, snitty, sniffy, snotty, snouty, snobby, snoozy, snooty, snazzy, snappy, snarky, snarly, snassy, snaily, snacky, snaggy, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)

Etymology

1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *sek-der.
3. Proto-Indo-European *séks-u-sder.
4. Proto-Italic *seksus
5. Proto-Indo-European *sek-der.
6. Proto-Italic *sekaō
7. Latin secō
8. Latin secāre?
9. Latin sexusder.
10. Old French sexeder.
11. Middle English sexe
12. English sex
13. Proto-Indo-European *-kos
14. Proto-Germanic *-gaz
15. Proto-West Germanic *-g
16. Old English -iġ
17. Middle English -y
18. English -y
19. English sexy
20. From sex + -y.

Verbs referencing "sexy"

Dutch Adjectives sexy, French Adjectives sexy, German Adjectives sexy, Swedish Adjectives sexig, Catalan Adjectives sexi.