Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clitorial

/klɪˈtɔːɹɪəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cli-to-ri-al
IPA: /klɪˈtɔːɹɪəl/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

""Good!" he said. "Now I just want to test these clitorial reflexes – often enough, that's where trouble strikes first.""
"Thus we would be likely to believe that no one before us had ever argued for school desegregation, worried about the apolitical masses, lived in split-level houses, used automated tools, got sick because of mislabeling, got well because of tetracycline, slept on Posturepedic beds, favored clitorial sex, laughed at Scientologists, mocked Interpol…."
"In normal woman these clitorial diameters are in the range of 5 mm."

Etymology

From clitor(is) + -ial.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: clitoris

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /klɪˈtɔːɹɪəl/

Inflected Forms

more clitorial (comparative) most clitorial (superlative)

Derived Forms

clitorially

Rhymes With

floréal confessorial intercessorial compositorial selectorial divisorial unprofessorial sororial promontorial contributorial unpictorial gestatorial

Questions

How do you pronounce clitorial?: The recorded pronunciation is /klɪˈtɔːɹɪəl/.
What does clitorial mean?: Clitoral.
Where does clitorial come from?: From clitor(is) + -ial.

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