coital

American  

[koh-i-tl] / ˈkoʊ ɪ tl /

adjective

1. 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.

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Other Word Forms

• coitally adverb
• postcoital adjective
• postcoitally adverb
• precoital adjective

Etymology

Origin of coital

coit(us) ( def. ) + -al ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

“She will likely lose any coital function as her vaginal length is now 3cm, and there is mesh extruding literally everywhere,” the doctor wrote.

From Washington Times

"She will likely lose any coital function as her vaginal length is now 3cm, and there is mesh extruding literally everywhere," the doctor wrote.

From US News

We already have an established legal precedent in situations where, when a woman becomes pregnant through coital sex, she cannot be forced to either have or not have an abortion based upon her partner’s desires.

From MSNBC

During the day, this one female in heat had a similarly brief — shall we say efficient? — coital interaction with every adult male in the group.

From Scientific American

The artwork features a painting of West's character Griffin from his short film Runaway – Griffin is naked and in a coital position with the other character, Phoenix, who in the film has fallen to Earth.

From The Guardian