"asexually" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more asexually [comparative], most asexually [superlative]
Etymology: From asexual + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|asexual|ly}} asexual + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} asexually (comparative more asexually, superlative most asexually)
  1. In an asexual manner; without having sex. Translations (in an asexual manner; without having sex): suvuttomasti (Finnish), epäseksuaalisesti (Finnish), asexuellement (French), asexualmente (Galician), asessualmente (Italian), aseksualnie (Polish), bezpłciowo (Polish), assexuadamente (Portuguese), assexualmente (Portuguese), asexuálne (Slovak), asexualmente (Spanish)
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          "sense": "in an asexual manner; without having sex",
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