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Definition of: sensual
(sen′sh·əl) adjective
1. Unduly indulgent to the appetites or sexual pleasure; exhibiting a predominance of the animal nature; lewd.
2. Pertaining to the body or the physical senses; also, fleshly; carnal: opposed to spiritual.
3. Pertaining to sensualism: usually opprobrious. See synonyms under BRUTISH. [<MF sensuel <LL sensualis <L sensus SENSE]
—sen′su·al·ly adverb
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