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Meaning of detumescent | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

Exhibiting detumescence; deflated.

Examples

“I should note that Meat does not work for everyone. A friend called it too rough, others pick it up and then go on to GQ or October, and others seem to be able to read it and stay detumescent.”
“CDWM brings class into the picture because it tapped into the snobbery of viewers. Look at the ghastly arrivistes, aping their betters and weeping into their detumescent soufflés.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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