ithyphallic

[ ith-uh-fal-ik ]

adjective

1. of or relating to the phallus carried in ancient festivals of Bacchus.
2. grossly indecent; obscene.
3. Classical Prosody. noting or pertaining to any of several meters employed in hymns sung in Bacchic processions.

noun

1. a poem in ithyphallic meter.
2. an indecent poem.

ithyphallic

/ ˌɪθɪˈfælɪk /

adjective

1. prosody (in classical verse) of or relating to the usual metre in hymns to Bacchus
2. of or relating to the phallus carried in the ancient festivals of Bacchus
3. (of sculpture and graphic art) having or showing an erect penis

noun

1. prosody a poem in ithyphallic metre

Word History and Origins

Origin of ithyphallic¹

1605–15; < Late Latin īthyphallicus < Greek īthyphallikós, equivalent to īthý ( s ) straight, erect + phall ( ós ) phallus + -ikos -ic

Word History and Origins

Origin of ithyphallic¹

C17: from Late Latin, from Greek ithuphallikos, from ithuphallos erect phallus, from ithus straight + phallos phallus

Example Sentences

Ithyphallic is archeology-talk for “erect penis,” and nearly all of the males have one.

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Combining elements of males and females, they are ithyphallic but wear female headwear, a decoration on the chest, and sometimes a mask.

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Women and men dance in a frenzy around a large ithyphallic bisexual about to penetrate a small hourglass female with an explicit vulva.

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A chorus line of infants emerges from a small female being penetrated simultaneously by a male and a bisexual while three more ithyphallic males await their turn.

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Ithyphallic males and a bisexual take part in a frenzied dance.

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