priapic

[ prahy-ap-ik ]

/ praɪˈæp ɪk /

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adjective

(sometimes initial capital letter) of or relating to Priapus; phallic.

characterized by or emphasizing a phallus: priapic figurines.

(of an image) suggestive of or resembling a phallus by its shape.

exaggeratedly concerned with masculinity and male sexuality.

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Origin of priapic

First recorded in 1780–90; Priap(us) + -ic

Words nearby priapic

prez, prezzie, PRF, Priam, priapean, priapic, priapism, priapitis, Priapus, Pribilof Islands, price

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How to use priapic in a sentence

Married off to Henry Thrale, a rich, priapic brewer, she bore him twelve children, of whom only four survived into adult life.
History's Most Memorable Mistress|Ian McIntyre|December 26, 2008|DAILY BEAST
He has observed idols in priapic attitudes, rudely carved in wood, and others made of clay.
The Sex Worship and Symbolism of Primitive Races|Sanger Brown, II
Small gods of clay are made in priapic attitudes before which the natives worship.
The Sex Worship and Symbolism of Primitive Races|Sanger Brown, II
This fictitious character is represented in priapic attitudes in a number of illustrations of old English ballads.
The Sex Worship and Symbolism of Primitive Races|Sanger Brown, II

Consult index for agitated fear of aconite, melancholy of muriatic, priapic pulsatilla.
Ulysses|James Joyce
This was a semi-literary club of profligates with the Priapic emblems for its ensign.
Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature|John Addington Symonds

British Dictionary definitions for priapic

priapic

priapean (ˌpraɪəˈpiːən)

/ (praɪˈæpɪk, -ˈeɪ-) /

adjective

(sometimes capital) of or relating to Priapus

a less common word for phallic

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