Pornographic
//ˌpɔː(ɹ)nəˈɡɹæfɪk// adj
adj ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity.
"Trying to write honestly about pornographic films is like trying to tie one's shoe while walking: it's practically impossible without sacrificing stride and balance and a certain amount of ordinary dignity, the sort one uses with bank tellers who question a signature."
Adjective
- 1 designed to arouse lust wordnet
Example
More examples"Some insist that the Spanish hostel is a pornographic film."
Etymology
From pornography + -ic.
Related phrases
More for "pornographic"
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.