vulvic

English

Etymology

From vulva +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈvʌlvɪk/

Adjective

vulvic (comparative more vulvic, superlative most vulvic)

1. Pertaining to the vulva.
   • 1974, Angela Carter, “A Fertility Festival”, in Shaking a Leg, Vintage, published 2013, page 316:

     Shops along the path are selling live clams, indisputably vulvic in appearance.

   • 2006, Marsha Keith Schuchard, Why Mrs Blake Cried, Pimlico, published 2007, page 116:

     As Jeffrey Kripal explains, in Indian culture ‘feet are the sacred meeting point of the human and the divine’, and ‘for the sake of liberation, the yogi ponders in his heart the lotus feet of Kali’, the vulvic goddess.

Usage notes

• Not typically used in medical or scientific contexts