erect

Definition

Upright; vertical or reaching broadly upwards.

Etymology

From Middle English erect, a borrowing from Latin ērectus (“upright”), past participle of ērigō (“raise, set up”), from ē- (“out”) + regō (“to direct, keep straight, guide”).

Example Sentences

• "Among the Greek colonies and churches of Asia, Philadelphia is still erect—a column in a scene of ruins."
• "The penis should be fully erect before commencing copulation."
• "erect nipples"

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