penile

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  1. adjective Of or relating to the penis.

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  • Instead, we sent up astronauts to drive a golf ball and put a flag up, which was all stiff, like a penile implant. —  Omni: Winter 1995
  • If male, the vampire in such novels is usually incapable of penile-vaginal intercourse. —  StrangeHorizons,July2002
  • I suspect that Mr Sandler has unresolved "penile issues" from childhood, which have resulted in a perverse desire to expose his member to the naked flame. —  the japing ape
  • A study was conducted to assess whether individual differences in sexual activity during the past 30 days, in particular penile-vaginal intercourse (PVI; which is associated with measures of relationship quality), are related to the perception of the facial attractiveness of unknown men. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Recent engineering and development by X4 Labs has leaped forward a growing interest for the penile stretching devices. —  PRWeb
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. from penis + ile.
  2. from Old French *penile, *penislc, from Latin pæninsula, a peninsula: see peninsula, and cf. isle, ile.
 

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/ˈpinɪl/
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