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clitorial

UK/klɪˈtɔːɹɪəl/

clitorial adjective: clitoral.

Adjective

clitorial (comparative more clitorial, superlative most clitorial)

  1. Clitoral.
    • "Good!" he said. "Now I just want to test these clitorial reflexes – often enough, that's where trouble strikes first."1958, Terry Southern, Mason Hoffenberg, Candy
    • Thus we would be likely to believe that no one before us had ever argued for school desegregation, worried about the apolitical masses, lived in split-level houses, used automated tools, got sick because of mislabeling, got well because of tetracycline, slept on Posturepedic beds, favored clitorial...1999, Wendy Lesser, The Amateur

Forms of clitorial

comparativemore clitorial
superlativemost clitorial

Origin of clitorial

From clitor(is) + -ial.

Words formed from clitorial

Words that rhyme with clitorial

48 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about clitorial

What does clitorial mean?
Clitorial means clitoral.
What part of speech is clitorial?
Clitorial is an adjective.
How do you pronounce clitorial?
Clitorial is pronounced /klɪˈtɔːɹɪəl/ (UK).

Words near clitorial in the dictionary

  1. clitorally
  2. clitorectomies
  3. clitorectomized
  4. clitorectomy
  5. clitoria
  6. clitorial
  7. clitorially
  8. clitorias
  9. clitoric
  10. clitoridal
  11. clitoridean

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