detumescent

English

Etymology

de- +‎ tumescent

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛsənt

Adjective

detumescent (comparative more detumescent, superlative most detumescent)

1. Exhibiting detumescence; deflated.
   • 1982 April 10, Martin Krieger, “The Brain as Gland”, in Gay Community News, page 14:

     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.

   • 2023 September 23, Tim Hayward, “Not so easy does it”, in FT Weekend, Life & Arts, page 19:

     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.