Meanings
adverbasexually (comparative more asexually, superlative most asexually)
comparative more asexually · superlative most asexually
- In an asexual manner; without having sex.
Amoebas reproduce asexually.
1 more example
One of the pioneers was a French plant scientist named Georges Morel who figured out how to produce asexually thousands of identical orchids from one plant through cloning instead of breeding from seed.
2019 April 10, Adrian Higgins, “This florist started caring for ailing orchids on the side. He’s now babysitting 13,000.”, in The Washington Post
Origin
Translations
Finnish suvuttomasti, epäseksuaalisesti
- suvuttomastiin an asexual manner; without having sex
- epäseksuaalisestiin an asexual manner; without having sex
French asexuellement
- asexuellementin an asexual manner; without having sex
Italian asessualmente
- asessualmentein an asexual manner; without having sex
Polish aseksualnie, bezpłciowo
- aseksualniein an asexual manner; without having sex
- bezpłciowoin an asexual manner; without having sex
Portuguese assexuadamente, assexualmente
- assexuadamentein an asexual manner; without having sex
- assexualmentein an asexual manner; without having sex
Slovak asexuálne
- asexuálnein an asexual manner; without having sex
Spanish asexualmente
- asexualmentein an asexual manner; without having sex
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APA
asexually. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asexually
MLA
“asexually.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asexually. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “asexually,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asexually.
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