sensually
sensually Lexical Profile
sensually Game Scores & Validity
• adverb
In a manner that relates to or gratifies the physical senses, especially involving bodily or sexual pleasure.
"The dancers moved sensually across the stage to the slow rhythm of the music."
By means of the physical senses rather than the intellect or spirit; through sensory perception.
"The philosopher argued that the material world can only be experienced sensually before it is understood intellectually."
Word Nuance & Usage
'Sensually' is often confused with 'sensuously'; while 'sensually' emphasizes physical, bodily, or sexual gratification, 'sensuously' refers more broadly to aesthetic pleasure experienced through the senses, such as music or art.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in Middle English from the adjective 'sensual' (from Late Latin 'sensualis', meaning 'endowed with feeling', from Latin 'sensus') combined with the adverbial suffix '-ly'.