(in classical verse) of or relating to the usual metre in hymns to Bacchus
2.
of or relating to the phallus carried in the ancient festivals of Bacchus
3.
(of sculpture and graphic art) having or showing an erect penis
noun
4. prosody
a poem in ithyphallic metre
Word origin
C17: from Late Latin, from Greek ithuphallikos, from ithuphallos erect phallus, from ithus straight + phallosphallus
ithyphallic in American English
(ˌɪθɪˈfælɪk)
adjective
1.
of the phallus carried in the rites of Bacchus
2.
lewd; obscene; lascivious
3.
in the meter of the Bacchic hymns
Word origin
L ithyphallicus < Gr ithyphallikos < ithyphallos, erect phallus < ithys, straight (< IE base *sīdh-, to go directly toward > Sans sādhú-, straight) + phallos, phallus