Ithyphallic Definition
ĭthə-fălĭk
adjective
Of the phallus carried in the rites of Bacchus.
Webster's New World
Having the penis erect. Used of graphic and sculptural representations.
American Heritage
Lewd; obscene; lascivious.
Webster's New World
In the meter of the Bacchic hymns.
Webster's New World
Origin of Ithyphallic
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Late Latin īthyphallicus from Greek īthuphallikos from īthuphallos erect phallus īthus straight phallos phallus bhel-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Late Latin ithyphallicus, from Ancient Greek ιθυφαλλικός (ithyfallikós)
From Wiktionary
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