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Webster 1913 Edition


Ejaculatory

E-jac′u-la-to-ry

,
Adj.
1.
Casting or throwing out; fitted to eject;
as,
ejaculatory
vessels
.
2.
Suddenly darted out; uttered in short sentences;
as, an
ejaculatory
prayer or petition
.
3.
Sudden; hasty.
[Obs.]
Ejaculatory repentances, that take us by fits and starts.”
L’Estrange.

Webster 1828 Edition


Ejaculatory

EJAC'ULATORY

,
Adj.
Suddenly darted out; uttered in short sentences; as an ejaculatory prayer or petition.
1.
Sudden; hasty; as ejaculatory repentance.
2.
Casting; throwing out.

Definition 2024


ejaculatory

ejaculatory

English

Adjective

ejaculatory (not comparable)

  1. of or pertaining to ejaculation
    • 1985, Eugene S. Gollin, The Comparative Development of Adaptive Skills
      No differences were found in the mounting behavior of anogenitally stimulated females and their controls, and none of the females showed the ejaculatory response.
  2. exclamatory
    • 1909, The Playgoer and Society Illustrated (volumes 1-2, page 143)
      By one token in particular you may tell every member of the tribe. It is the token of the ejaculatory comment.

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