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pornographic

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por·nog·ra·phy  (pôr-ngr-f)
n.
1. Sexually explicit pictures, writing, or other material whose primary purpose is to cause sexual arousal.
2. The presentation or production of this material.
3. Lurid or sensational material: "Recent novels about the Holocaust have kept Hitler well offstage [so as] to avoid the ... pornography of the era" (Morris Dickstein).

[French pornographie, from pornographe, pornographer, from Late Greek pornographos, writing about prostitutes : porn, prostitute; see per-5 in Indo-European roots + graphein, to write; see -graphy.]

por·nogra·pher n.
porno·graphic (pôrn-grfk) adj.
porno·graphi·cal·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.pornographic - designed to arouse lust; "pornographic films and magazines"; "adult movies"
sexy - marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest; "feeling sexy"; "sexy clothes"; "sexy poses"; "a sexy book"; "sexy jokes"

pornographic
adjective obscene, erotic, indecent, blue, dirty, offensive, rude, sexy, filthy, lewd, risqué, X-rated (informal), salacious, prurient, smutty I found out he'd been watching pornographic videos.
Translations
pornographic [ˌpɔːnəˈgræfɪk] ADJpornográfico

pornographic [ˌpɔːrnəˈgræfɪk] adjpornographique
a pornographic magazine → un magazine pornographique

pornographic
adj, pornographically

pornographic [ˌpɔːnəˈgræfɪk] adjpornografico/a
pornographic [ˌpɔːnəˈgræfɪk] adjpornografico/a

pornographic إباحي pornografický pornografisk pornografisch πορνογραφικός pornográfico pornografinen pornographique pornografski pornografico ポルノの 외설적인 pornografisch pornografisk pornograficzny pornográfico порнографический pornografisk ที่ลามก pornografik mang tính khiêu dâm 色情的


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