pornographic

adjective

Definition of pornographicnext
1
as in adult
dealing in or with explicitly sexual material opposition to a pornographic bookstore opening in the neighborhood

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2
as in obscene
depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society the store kept all of its pornographic DVDs locked up, thus ensuring that they would be accessible only to adults

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pornographic
  1. adult
  2. obscene
  3. erotic
  4. vulgar
  5. sexy
  6. foul
  7. suggestive
Adjective
  • The next decades will witness, for the first time, the full impact of one-child families on adult Chinese society.
    Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2012
  • At first, the dynamic seems ambiguous: closer to that between a mom and her barely adult son than a wife and her husband.
    Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2023
Definition of adult
Adjective
  • Blink Twice nods at a tangle of different contemporary ailments: lifestyle fetishism, wellness hedonism, our obscene fealty to stolid tech bros and their untrammeled wealth.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Many are short baby names—partly because Australia prohibits long names, obscene words, and names with symbols or too many hyphens.1 Here are some of our favorite boys' names from the land down under.
    Sherri Gordon, Parents, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of obscene
Adjective
  • The film is an erotic thriller with nods to Brian De Palma and Paul Verhoeven, but with a Brazilian twist.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Ryan, then America’s sweetheart and established queen of the rom-com, had around that time changed direction, appearing in Jane Campion’s erotic thriller The Cut, and UK interviewer Michael Parkinson grilled her on her decision to appear nude.
    Caroline Frost, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of erotic
Adjective
  • The show was so bawdy — almost vulgar in a really fun way.
    Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Read more Here's what else to know one week before Election Day: Trump is on damage duty: The former president's campaign is scrambling to distance itself from racist, vulgar, and sexist comments made by speakers at Trump's Sunday night rally at Madison Square Garden in New York.
    Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of vulgar
Adjective
  • Cindy Crawford brought her sexiest swimsuits - and some supermodel energy - on winter vacation.
    Tabitha Parent, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Hart says that’s enough to meet NASA’s science goals, which will continue to include basic research, but others see a waning interest in low-Earth orbit as newer and sexier destinations like Mars take center stage.
    Georgina Torbet, The Verge, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of sexy
Adjective
  • Other signs to look for are floating debris, rust, mildew, or foul odors.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2024
  • There’s also an odor neutralizer cartridge that can be placed into the vacuum’s brush roll and is is designed to keep foul odors out of the air while cleaning.
    Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of foul
Adjective
  • Police say the man kept asking the girl suggestive questions, asked for photographs and sent some of himself.
    Ron Wood, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Their spinsterhood took on an ominous cast, their celibacy no longer evidence of pure, Christian love, but now suggestive of physical, emotional, and intellectual degeneracy.
    Natalie Kinkade, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2024
Definition of suggestive
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