Semierect
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Partially or somewhat erect. not-comparable
"It is a singular and very interesting sight to watch a Mias making his way leisurely through the forest. He walks deliberately along some of the larger branches in the semi-erect attitude which the great length of his arms and the shortness of his legs cause him naturally to assume; and the disproportion between these limbs is increased by his walking on his knuckles, not on the palm of the hand, as we should do."
- 2 Partially or somewhat erect. not-comparable
- 3 Having a partially or somewhat erect penis. not-comparable
Example
More examples"It is a singular and very interesting sight to watch a Mias making his way leisurely through the forest. He walks deliberately along some of the larger branches in the semi-erect attitude which the great length of his arms and the shortness of his legs cause him naturally to assume; and the disproportion between these limbs is increased by his walking on his knuckles, not on the palm of the hand, as we should do."
Etymology
From semi- + erect.
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