adj
priapic
Priapic (adj) means (informal) Having an erect penis.
adj
1
(informal) Having an erect penis.
2
Overly focused on or driven by male sexual desire.
"But despite his waxworks appearance, pre-Weinsteinian penchant for priapic innuendo and lingering criminal trials, Mr. Berlusconi, a former Italian prime minister, is no longer the joke of European politics."
— Jason Horowitz, Berlusconi Is Back. Again. This Time, as Italy’s ‘Nonno’ (2018)
"Both artists were charming, shameless and cruel, and revelled in what Bacon called an “atmosphere of threat”. Often on the run or hiding out, they led priapic private lives: Bacon was homosexual, Freud hetero."
— , A portrait of the artists as a pair of young wastrels (2017)
3
Extremely macho, or obsessed with appearing manly.
"Gabriele D’Annunzio, a priapic, drug-addicted poet, war hero, military adventurer and man about town, was a mesmeric figure who encouraged triumphalism in Italy’s nationalist right-wingers."
— , Travails of a modern city (2014)
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Etymology
From Priapus + -ic, from Πρίᾱπος (Príāpos), a god of procreation pictured with an erect phallus in Greek mythology.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of priapic?
"priapic" (adj) means (informal) Having an erect penis.
What is another word for priapic?
Other words for "priapic" include phallic, virile.
What are the different meanings of priapic?
"priapic" has 3 main meanings: 1. (informal) Having an erect penis; 2. Overly focused on or driven by male sexual desire; 3. Extremely macho, or obsessed with appearing manly.
