masturbatory

adjective

mas·​tur·​ba·​to·​ry ˈma-stər-bə-ˌtȯr-ē 

1

: of, relating to, or involving masturbation

masturbatory fantasies

2

: excessively self-absorbed or self-indulgent

… write tedious, masturbatory books … about themselves for people to read … with envy.

—D. R. Katz

Examples of masturbatory in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

More than masturbatory daydreams, Vladimir inspires our heroine to write with abandon, ignoring professional and personal obligations in service to her muse. — Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026

Judging by trophy videos posted to Reddit, most users are training Ani to assist them in baroque masturbatory fantasies. — Hari Kunzru, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025

Bardo for being masturbatory and self-pitying, Empire of Light for being shallow and unfocused. — Vulture, 24 Jan. 2023

Strickland, responding to a question from Tolley about the oddest thing he’d been asked to endorse, recalls being approached by the manufacturer of a masturbatory aid. — Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2022

And this use was a selling point, not a secret, during an era of anti-masturbatory rhetoric. — Kim Adams, Discover Magazine, 30 June 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for masturbatory

• deprecatory
• innovatory
• mediatory
• ventilatory

Medical Definition

masturbatory

adjective

mas·​tur·​ba·​to·​ry ˈmas-tər-bə-ˌtōr-ē, -ˌtȯr- 

: of, relating to, or associated with masturbation

masturbatory fantasies