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pornographic

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Etymology

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From pornography +‎ -ic.

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Adjective

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pornographic (comparative more pornographic, superlative most pornographic)

  1. Containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity.
    Synonyms: pornographical, X-rated; see also Thesaurus:pornographic
    • 1973 January 21, Vincent Canby, “What Are We To Think of ‘Deep Throat’?”, in The New York Times‎[1], →ISSN:
      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.
    • 2021 May 26, Harry Brewis, 33:33 from the start, in Vaccines and Autism: A Measured Response‎[2], archived from the original on 30 July 2024:
      The intent to make the "MMR question" as serious as possible resulted in an almost pornographic obsession with suffering children.

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