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phallically

phallically

1 9.9
In a way that looks like a penis or shows male power
  • adverb
  • /ˈfælɪkli/
  • NSFW
: fálicamente
  • The column stood phallically in the center of the room, representing authority and masculine beauty.

Examples

  • In the artist's latest painting, the tree grew phallically, symbolizing dominance and strength.

  • The sculpture was designed to stand phallically, evoking themes of masculinity and power.

  • I'm phallically challenged... and you know, some of the great groups that I rely on are Tom Thumb and Tiny Tim and Pinky Promise, that have helped me accept who I am as a man.

    Mascots (2016)

  • Lollio thrusts his middle finger phallically through the circle created by the thumb and forefinger of his other hand. Alibius.

    Fiction book (1998)

Surface Forms

phallically positive

Morphology

phallically = phallic (transparent) = phallic + ally

Formed by straightforward adverbial derivation from the adjective 'phallic' using the suffix '-ally', so the meaning is directly derived from the base adjective.

Etymology

Phallically comes from the Greek word phallos, which means 'male organ'. People used phallic shapes long ago to show fertility and male power, so something done phallically is made or shown to look like, or to stand for, that idea.