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

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Daedone founded OneTaste in San Francisco in 2004, growing it into a multimillion-dollar business that attracted media attention and celebrity interest through its teaching of OM, or orgasmic meditation. Chloe Melas, NBC news, 18 Mar. 2026 Her books read less like sexology than like transcripts of the consciousness-raising sessions that were a hallmark of second-wave feminism—though the forensic specificity with which some of Hite’s respondents describe their orgasmic sensations and techniques remains pretty singular. Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026 The 30-second spot recreated the movie’s famous Katz’s Deli scene where Ryan ate a sandwich with orgasmic gusto. Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 30 Dec. 2025 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, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for orgasmic

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 Mar. 2026.

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