pornographic
pornographic Lexical Profile
pornographic Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Consisting of or relating to explicit descriptions or displays of sexual organs or activity intended to stimulate sexual excitement rather than aesthetic or emotional feelings.
"The library installed filtering software to block access to pornographic websites on public computers."
Exploiting or depicting a disturbing subject, such as violence or suffering, in a sensational, lurid, or gratuitous manner intended solely to provoke a visceral reaction.
"Critics condemned the broadcast for its almost pornographic focus on the victims' private grief."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in the mid-19th century from French pornographique, ultimately derived from the Ancient Greek pornographos ('writing about prostitutes'), combining porne ('prostitute') and graphein ('to write').