- Troglodytical
- Troglodytic Trog`lo*dyt"ic, Troglodytical Trog`lo*dyt"ic*al, a. [L. troglodyticus, Gr. ?.] Of or pertaining to a troglodyte, or dweller in caves. [1913 Webster]
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Troglodytical
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troglodytical — See troglodytic. * * * … Universalium
troglodytical — troglodytic / ditˈik/ or troglodytˈical adjective Cave dwelling • • • Main Entry: ↑troglodyte … Useful english dictionary
Troglodytic — Trog lo*dyt ic, Troglodytical Trog lo*dyt ic*al, a. [L. troglodyticus, Gr. ?.] Of or pertaining to a troglodyte, or dweller in caves. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
troglodyte — troglodytic /trog leuh dit ik/, troglodytical, adj. troglodytism /trog leuh duy tiz euhm/, n. /trog leuh duyt /, n. 1. a prehistoric cave dweller. 2. a person of degraded, primitive, or brutal character. 3. a person living in seclusion. 4. a… … Universalium
troglodyte — /ˈtrɒglədaɪt / (say trogluhduyt) noun 1. a cave dweller, especially one of those people thought to have lived in caves in prehistoric times: *to the Coober Pedy opal fields, delighted with the quaintness of this place, where a hundred men lived… …
troglodyte — [träg′lə dīt΄] n. [L troglodyta < Gr trōglodytēs, one who creeps into holes, cave dweller < trōglē, a hole, cave (< trōgein, to gnaw < IE * trōg < base * ter , to rub, grind > THROW) + dyein, to creep in, enter] 1. any of the… … English World dictionary
troglodyte — n. 1 a cave dweller, esp. of prehistoric times. 2 a hermit. 3 derog. a wilfully obscurantist or old fashioned person. Derivatives: troglodytic adj. troglodytical adj. troglodytism n. Etymology: L troglodyta f. Gk troglodutes f. the name of an… … Useful english dictionary
