SINCE 1828
semi-erect
adjective
\ ˌse-mē-ə-ˈrekt
, ˌse-ˌmī-, -mi-\
, ˌse-ˌmī-, -mi-\
variants:
or less commonly semierect
Definition of semi-erect
1
: incompletely upright in bodily posture
semi-erect primates
2
: erect for half the length
semi-erect stems
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