I. ˌithə̇ˈfalik noun
( -s )
Etymology: Late Latin ithyphallicus, adjective
1. : a piece of verse having an ithyphallic meter
2. : an obscene piece of verse
II. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective
Etymology: Late Latin ithyphallicus, from Greek ithyphallikos, from ithyphallos phallus + -ikos -ic
1.
a. : having a meter typically used in hymns sung at ancient festivals honoring the Greek and Roman god of revelry Bacchus
written in ithyphallic verse
specifically : having the meter of a trochaic dimeter brachycatalectic (-˘-˘--)
b.
(1) : of or relating to festivals anciently celebrated in honor of Bacchus
ithyphallic processions
(2) : of or relating to the phallus carried in processions held during these festivals
2.
a. : having an erect or tumid penis — usually used of figures in an art representation (as a statue or drawing)
the curious and enigmatical semidisguised human figures are ithyphallic — G.Baldwin Brown
sketches of ithyphallic bulls
b.
(1) : lustful
(2) : obscene