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Definition of "ithyphallic" []

  • Of or relating to the phallus carried in the ancient festival of Bacchus. (adjective)
  • Having the penis erect. Used of graphic and sculptural representations. (adjective)
  • Lascivious; salacious. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "ithyphallic" in a sentence
  • "The real Pan has hairs upon his balls, an ithyphallic god."
  • "And then you follow that with the absurd satire of Humanism -- nihilist Nietszche prancing on in goathide leggings with an ithyphallic cock dancing in the air, bringing existential panic, but saying "Whatever doesn't kill me, makes me stronger" -- bara boom."
  • "A pamphlet of 1639 showed Robin as a horned, hoofed, ithyphallic satyr, leading witches' revels in the company of a black dog and an owl."
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