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onanistic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
onanis-tic
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to masturbation (onanism).

adj

In a manner which suggests masturbation; hence, fruitless, self-congratulatory, self-absorbed, pointless.

Etymology

From onanist + -ic or Onan + -istic.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more onanistic (comparative) most onanistic (superlative)

Derived Forms

onanistically

Questions

What does onanistic mean?
Of or pertaining to masturbation (onanism).
Where does onanistic come from?
From onanist + -ic or Onan + -istic.

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