pornographic
[ pawr-nuh-graf-ik ]
/ ˌpɔr nəˈgræf ɪk /
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adjective
of, relating to, or reminiscent of sexually explicit material, such as video, audio, text, or images, whose purpose is to elicit sexual arousal.
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Origin of pornographic
First recorded in 1850–55; pornograph(y) + -ic
Words nearby pornographic
porky, porn, pornification, pornocracy, pornographer, pornographic, pornography, porny, poromeric, porosity, porous
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