: of or relating to coitus
coitally
adverb
The court's argument goes that if this were correct, our laws should require applicants for a marriage license to attest to their ability and intention coitally to conceive children and should make fertility and consummation a condition of marriage …
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J. Donald Monan, The Boston Globe, 13 Feb. 2004
J. Donald Monan, The Boston Globe, 13 Feb. 2004
Examples of coitus in a Sentence
Noun
the act of coitus is the natural method by which conception occurs
Recent Examples on the Web
Sophie Ansari,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
When coitus occurs, it’s scored by unctuous music.
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Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
18 Sep. 2025
Paul, upon learning of their coitus, does not take it well.
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Esther Zuckerman,
IndieWire,
19 May 2025
Adding to these racial fetish undertones is a Black family servant whose coitus with Lucy’s soon-to-be sister-in-law (a white woman with box braids) is also constantly on display, leaving her to pleasure herself when he’s called away.
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Nicholas Bell,
SPIN,
31 July 2024
On occasion, the coitus took place at the volunteers’ homes.
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Gretchen Reynolds,
Anchorage Daily News,
16 Feb. 2023
One thing leads to another — just because returning screenwriter Reid Carolin says so — and Mike’s performance for Max ends with the two of them in bed, after an apparent act of off-camera coitus.
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Michael O'Sullivan,
Washington Post,
9 Feb. 2023
And there is a conversation about the necessity of being flexible during bunk-bed coitus.
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Darren Franich,
EW.com,
7 Sep. 2022
Chris Jericho had to introduce two new members of the Jericho Appreciation Society (Sammy and Tay), narrate near-coitus between Sammy and Tay, explain what a Suzuki Gun was and promote a six-man tag team match all in one promo.
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Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes,
16 June 2022
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Noun
What this means for me, practically speaking, is that the director wants a close-up of my face as my character Joe is deep in dissociative reverie mid-coitus.
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Sophie Ansari,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
When coitus occurs, it’s scored by unctuous music.
—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
18 Sep. 2025
Paul, upon learning of their coitus, does not take it well.
—
Esther Zuckerman,
IndieWire,
19 May 2025
Adding to these racial fetish undertones is a Black family servant whose coitus with Lucy’s soon-to-be sister-in-law (a white woman with box braids) is also constantly on display, leaving her to pleasure herself when he’s called away.
—
Nicholas Bell,
SPIN,
31 July 2024
On occasion, the coitus took place at the volunteers’ homes.
—
Gretchen Reynolds,
Anchorage Daily News,
16 Feb. 2023
One thing leads to another — just because returning screenwriter Reid Carolin says so — and Mike’s performance for Max ends with the two of them in bed, after an apparent act of off-camera coitus.
—
Michael O'Sullivan,
Washington Post,
9 Feb. 2023
And there is a conversation about the necessity of being flexible during bunk-bed coitus.
—
Darren Franich,
EW.com,
7 Sep. 2022
Chris Jericho had to introduce two new members of the Jericho Appreciation Society (Sammy and Tay), narrate near-coitus between Sammy and Tay, explain what a Suzuki Gun was and promote a six-man tag team match all in one promo.
—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes,
16 June 2022
Cite this Entry
“Coitus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coitus. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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