ejaculatory

English

Etymology

ejaculate +‎ -ory

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪ.ˈd͡ʒæ.kjə.lə.ˌtɔɹ.i/

Adjective

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.

Derived terms

• ejaculatory duct
• pre-ejaculatory

Translations

of or pertaining to ejaculation

• French: éjaculateur (fr)
• Georgian: ეაკულაციური (eaḳulaciuri), თესლდანთხევითი (tesldantxeviti)
• Romanian: ejaculator (ro)
• Russian: семявыбрасывающий (semjavybrasyvajuščij)
• Slovene: ejakulacíjski
• Spanish: eyaculador