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Meaning of parasitic in English
Pronunciation
/ˌpɛrəˈsɪdɪk/
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Classifying Adjective
parasitic
Definitions
1.
of plants or persons
Examples
« having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech »
« living off another »
« a wealthy class parasitic upon the labor of the masses »
« parasitic vines that strangle the trees »
« bloodsucking blackmailer »
« his indolent leechlike existenc »
Synonyms
dependent
Qualitative Adjective
parasitic
Etymology
early 17th century: via Latin from Greek parasitikos, from parasitos‘(person) eating at another's table’
Definitions
1.
relating to or caused by parasites
Examples
« parasitic infection »
2.
of or pertaining to epenthesis