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Word of the Day – Ithyphallic

By April 10, 2023Word of the Day

Ithyphallic (adj/noun)

ith-i-fal-ik

Of or relating to the phallus carried in ancient festivals of Bacchus. / Grossly indecent; obscene.

A poem in ithyphallic meter. / An indecent poem.

1605–15; Late Latin īthyphallicus Greek īthyphallikós, equivalent to īthý(s) straight, erect + phall(ós) phallus + -ikos-ic

Example sentences

“His ithyphallic paintings offended everyone who entered the gallery.”

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