1. having a specified sex or gender
Usage: often used in combination
2. determined or identified by sex
Usage: technical

Examples

• The chicks were sexed at the hatchery to separate males from females.
• Single-sexed schools have both advantages and disadvantages.
• The researcher studied mixed-sexed groups of animals.
• Newly hatched birds are difficult to sex accurately.
• The farm uses sexed semen for breeding purposes.
• Same-sexed pairs were observed in the study.