— sensually , adv.
/sen"shooh euhl/ , adj.
1. pertaining to, inclined to, or preoccupied with the gratification of the senses or appetites; carnal; fleshly.
2. lacking in moral restraints; lewd or unchaste.
3. arousing or exciting the senses or appetites.
4. worldly; materialistic; irreligious.
5. of or pertaining to the senses or physical sensation; sensory.
6. pertaining to the philosophical doctrine of sensationalism.
[ 1400-50; late ME sensualis, equiv. to sensu-, s. of sensus SENSE + -alis -AL 1 ]
Syn. 1. SENSUAL, SENSUOUS, VOLUPTUOUS refer to experience through the senses. SENSUAL refers, often unfavorably, to the enjoyments derived from the senses, esp. from the gratification or indulgence of physical appetites: a sensual delight in eating; sensual excesses. SENSUOUS refers, favorably or literally, to what is experienced through the senses: sensuous impressions; sensuous poetry. VOLUPTUOUS implies the luxurious gratification of sensuous or sensual desires: voluptuous joys; voluptuous beauty. See also carnal. 2. lascivious.