necrophily

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necrophily

/nɪˈkɹɒfəli/
/nɛˈkɹɒfəli/

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From necro- + -phily. Compare the earlier necrophilia.

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uncountable Necrophilia. 1942: By this necrophily, and a pervasive nastiness about sex …, millions were raised to a state of rapture. — Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Canongate 2006, p. 173)

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@misc{necrophily_2026,
  title = {necrophily},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/necrophily},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}