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ejaculatory

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English

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Etymology

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From ejaculate +‎ -ory.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɪˈd͡ʒæ.kjə.ləˌtɔɹ.i/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Adjective

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ejaculatory (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to ejaculation.
    • 1985, Eugene S. Gollin, The Comparative Development of Adaptive Skills:
      No differences were found in the mounting behavior of anogenitally stimulated females and their controls, and none of the females showed the ejaculatory response.
  2. Of speech, exclamatory.
    • 1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 85:
      There his story became ejaculatory.
    • 1909, The Playgoer and Society Illustrated, volumes 1-2, page 143:
      By one token in particular you may tell every member of the tribe. It is the token of the ejaculatory comment.

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