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priapic

American  
[prahy-ap-ik] / praɪˈæp ɪk /

adjective

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

  2. characterized by or emphasizing a phallus.

    priapic figurines.

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

  4. exaggeratedly concerned with masculinity and male sexuality.

priapic British  
/ praɪˈæpɪk, -ˈeɪ-, ˌpraɪəˈpiːən /

adjective

  1. (sometimes capital) of or relating to Priapus

  2. a less common word for phallic

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Etymology

Origin of priapic

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

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Consult index for agitated fear of aconite, melancholy of muriatic, priapic pulsatilla.

From Ulysses by Joyce, James

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