coital

[ koh-i-tl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

of, by means of, or relating to sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman:
Marital reproduction is no longer solely coital; it may include a third-party egg or sperm donor or a surrogate carrier.

Origin of coital¹

Outside I felt, well, appropriately post-coital, given the situation.

Just ask Dr. Faye—the sexy post-coital smoking is just clearly not worth the emotional trauma.

The Feast of the Immaculate Conception, which occurs in early December, celebrates this miraculous non-coital event.

Does everyone else just lay there in a post-coital glow until morning?

His encounters always included sex, often paid in advance by a business associate, and rarely ended with a post-coital snuggle.

Legler observed five coital unions in one-half hour, each preceded by courting movements.

The male remains in the coital position for approximately 15 seconds and then slowly drifts to one side and swims away.

As has already been noted, chemically, saliva and the pre-coital fluid are almost identical.

The pair remained in the coital position for 30 minutes after the male had achieved intromission.

Should she hold her hand there, no pre-coital fluid would be secreted.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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