orthophemistic

English

Etymology

From ortho- + -phemistic in euphemistic, dysphemistic.

Adjective

orthophemistic (comparative more orthophemistic, superlative most orthophemistic)

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