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phallical

phallical is the alternative form of phallic.

Meaning of phallic

Adjective

phallic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to, or characteristic of the penis.
    • A little later the phallic explanation of everything came into fashion. The deities were all polite names for the organs and powers of procreation.1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., published 1921, page 10
  2. Shaped like an erect human penis.
    • My mother has a very phallic salt shaker.
    Synonyms:
    phalliform
  3. Relating to or exhibiting masculine or patriarchal traits, seen metaphorically as seated in the male genitalia.
    • Opposing the war in El Salvador and opposing the phallic aggression everywhere.1990 April 14, Jeremy Grainger, Read Weaver, “You Don't Gotta!”, in Gay Community News, page 8

Questions about phallical

What is phallical the alternative form of?
Phallical is the alternative form of phallic.

Words near phallical in the dictionary

  1. phallation
  2. phallectomies
  3. phallectomy
  4. phalli
  5. phallic
  6. phallical
  7. phallically
  8. phallicism
  9. phallicisms
  10. phallicist
  11. phallicists

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