ejaculativeadj.
/ɪˈdʒakjʊlətɪv/ a. Of the nature of an ejaculation.
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society > faith > worship > prayer > kinds of prayer > [adjective] > short
ejaculatory1644
ejaculative1660
the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or exclamation > [adjective]
exclamatory1715
interjectional1761
ejaculative1841
incondite1845
ejaculatory1851
1660 Z. Crofton Αναληψις Ανεληϕθη 58 [It] can be no warrant for such premeditated, ejaculative expressions, to be prescribed in set and publick prayer.
1841 I. D'Israeli Amenities Lit. I. 55 An Anglo-Saxon poem has the appearance of a collection of short hints.., curt and ejaculative.
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the world > the supernatural > the occult > [adjective] > relating to emission of
ejaculative1613
1613 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. (rev. ed.) i. xx. 44 The Tortoises and the Estriges hatch their egges with their looks only, a signe that they have some ejaculative vertue.
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