postcoital
- adjective
- /ˌpoʊstˈkɔɪtəl/
- NSFW
- She felt relaxed and content during their postcoital conversation about their future.
- postcoital bleeding
- postcoital and intermenstrual
Examples
-
The couple shared a quiet breakfast, basking in the warm glow of their postcoital intimacy.
-
I was already getting on Helen's nerves by that point; she tried to find the fastest way through my postcoital maunderings.
Fiction book (1991) -
I was in a typical male postcoital mood, thinking I should be sleeping or leaving.
Fiction book (1997) -
What is the occasion? "Standard postcoital token of affection and thanks.
Fiction book (1997) -
I'm postcoital.
-
Postcoital bleeding is a red flag symptom that requires referral to colposcopy.
Academic text (2012) -
A 28-year-old woman complains of postcoital and intermenstrual bleeding since starting on her oral contraceptive pill.
Academic text (2012) -
This will include any abnormal bleeding, i.e., heavy periods, postcoital, intermenstrual, or postmenopausal bleeding, and/or unusual vaginal discharge.
Academic text (2011) -
After a long night, they enjoyed a peaceful moment together in their postcoital embrace.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Postcoital combines post- meaning 'after', as in the word postcard, and coital, from a Latin word for 'coming together' used for sex. So, postcoital means the time 'after sex'.