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orthophemistic en · ADJ

Etymology

From ortho- + -phemistic in euphemistic, dysphemistic.

Meanings

  1. Plainly denotative; not euphemistic or dysphemistic.
    • For ‘cunt’ to move to the orthophemistic realm, a seismic linguistic and cultural shift would need to take place. 2013, Emma LE Rees, The Vagina, Bloomsbury, published 2015, page 22:

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more orthophemistic Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most orthophemistic Degree=Sup lexicographic