1
: having sex or sexual instincts
2
: having sex appeal

Examples of sexed in a Sentence

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That’s a different lens than a super-sexed one. Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025 Last December, the nation’s largest egg hatchery, located in Iowa, hatched its first set of in-ovo sexed chicks using a machine from the German company Agri Advanced Technologies that can scan more than 20,000 eggs per hour. Kenny Torrella, Vox, 6 Mar. 2025 The next wave of innovation will be to expand sexed sperm to more species. Chase Purdy, Quartz, 3 July 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of sexed was in 1859

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“Sexed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sexed. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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