parasitic
71parasitic — parasitically, adv. parasiticalness, n. /par euh sit ik/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of parasites. 2. (of diseases) due to parasites. 3. Phonet. excrescent (def. 2). Also, parasitical. [1620 30; < L parasiticus < Gk parasitikós …
72parasitic — 1. adjective a) Pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite. b) Drawing upon another organism for sustenance. 2. noun Component of a circuit that does not show up in …
73parasitic — Synonyms and related words: abject, accompanying, accordant, agreeing, all devouring, all engulfing, associate, associated, at one with, backscratching, beggarly, bloodsucking, bone lazy, bootlicking, cadging, coacting, coactive, coadunate,… …
74parasitic — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Of or characteristic of a parasite: bloodsucking, parasitical. Slang: freeloading. See DEPENDENCE …
75parasitic — par·a sit·ic· || ‚pærÉ™ sɪtɪk(l) adj. living on or inside another organism; obtaining its livelihood from another creature …
76parasitic — adjective living as a parasite. ↘resulting from infestation by a parasite. Derivatives parasitical adjective parasitically adverb parasitism noun …
77parasitic — a.; (also parasitical) Sycophantic, fawning, flattering, wheedling, servile, slavish, meanly submissive …
78parasitic — par·a·sit·ic …
79parasitic — par•a•sit•ic [[t]ˌpær əˈsɪt ɪk[/t]] alsopar a•sit′i•cal adj. 1) ecl of, pertaining to, or characteristic of parasites 2) pat (of diseases) due to parasites 3) phn excrescent 2) • Etymology: 1620–30; < L < Gk par a•sit′i•cal•ly, adv …
80parasitic — /pærəˈsɪtɪk/ (say paruh sitik) adjective 1. living or growing as a parasite; relating to or characteristic of parasites. 2. (of diseases) due to parasites. Also, parasitical. –parasitically, adverb …
