"sexlike" meaning in English

See sexlike in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more sexlike [comparative], most sexlike [superlative]
Etymology: sex + -like Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sex|like}} sex + -like Head templates: {{en-adj}} sexlike (comparative more sexlike, superlative most sexlike)
  1. Resembling sex or some aspect of it. Related terms: unsexlike
    Sense id: en-sexlike-en-adj-0Rsa225B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -like

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