tribadistic

9.9

Sexual activity between women that involves rubbing their private parts together

adjective
/ˌtraɪbəˈdɪstɪk/

Offensive

: tribádico

Some texts use tribadistic to describe particular positions in lesbian sexuality.

Examples

The film included a scene portraying tribadistic intimacy between the two leading women.
Many researchers study tribadistic practices in modern societies.
Her research paper discusses the historical perception of tribadistic practices in different cultures.
Their relationship was characterized by tribadistic intimacy.
The film included a scene portraying tribadistic intimacy between the two leading women.
Some texts use tribadistic to describe particular positions in lesbian sexuality.
Her research paper discusses the historical perception of tribadistic practices in different cultures.

Surface Forms

tribadistic positive

Morphology

tribadistic = tribadism (opaque) = tribad + istic

The base and the suffix form a specialized clinical term derived from rare/archaic morphology unfamiliar to average learners, so meaning cannot be derived from common knowledge.

Etymology

The word tribadistic comes from an old Greek root tribas meaning 'to rub'. So, tribadistic describes sexual activity where partners rub their bodies together as the main form of contact.