orgasmic

adjective

or·​gas·​mic ȯr-ˈgaz-mik How to pronounce orgasmic (audio)
1
: of, relating to, resembling, or suggesting an orgasm
orgasmic dysfunction
orgasmic delight
… breaking down the barrier between the ersatz classism of the game and the pure orgasmic fun of finding the racquet's sweet spot.Robert Lipsyte
The sound track naturally resounds with the orgasmic hammering of the Lewis beat, wails with the simple, not to say crude, sexual metaphors of his lyrics.Richard Schickel
2
: characterized by or tending to produce an orgasm
Most mums-to-be don't associate going into labour with the prospect of imminent pleasure, but some mums say their experience of childbirth was orgasmic.Sophie Gallagher
… the fans … are reacting as if Williams' abilities trigger something verging on the orgasmic.Tim Keown
orgasmically adverb

Examples of orgasmic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But as Maud’s God begins to talk back, and her desperate pleas for divine intervention send her into fits of orgasmic fervor and desperate carnality, Glass hints at the depths of mania powering the nurse’s dedication. Dennis Perkins and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 5 July 2024 Autism spectrum disorder and female orgasmic difficulty/disorder are the latest qualifying additions to the state’s Medical Marijuana Program, the state Department of Consumer Protection said Monday. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 10 June 2024 Try Edging: Edging is the practice of intentionally bringing yourself to the verge of orgasm to prolong your orgasmic experience. Dominique Fluker, Essence, 8 Apr. 2024 Fernández recalls reading 15 pages of material for one of Pascal and Hawke's scenes, the awkward morning-after conversation following their orgasmic night — the first scene Almodóvar wrote that would become the short. Nick Romano, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for orgasmic 

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Word History

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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The first known use of orgasmic was in 1857

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“Orgasmic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/orgasmic. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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