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- [par-uh-sit-ik]
- /ˌpær əˈsɪt ɪk/
- /ˌpær.əˈsɪt.ɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [par-uh-sit-ik]
- /ˌpær əˈsɪt ɪk/
Definitions of parasitic word
- adjective parasitic of, relating to, or characteristic of parasites. 1
- adjective parasitic (of diseases) due to parasites. 1
- adjective parasitic Phonetics. excrescent (def 2). 1
- adjective parasitic living off another organism 1
- adjective parasitic living off others 1
- adjective parasitic Parasitic diseases are caused by parasites. 0
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Origin of parasitic
First appearance:
before 1620 One of the 42% oldest English words
1620-30; < Latin parasīticus < Greek parasītikós. See parasite, -ic
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Parts of speech for Parasitic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
parasitic popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
parasitic usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for parasitic
adj parasitic
- adulatory — If someone makes an adulatory comment about someone, they praise them and show their admiration of them.
- compliable — compliant
- fawning — a young deer, especially an unweaned one.
adjective parasitic
- freeloading — to take advantage of others for free food, entertainment, etc.
- leeching — any bloodsucking or carnivorous aquatic or terrestrial worm of the class Hirudinea, certain freshwater species of which were formerly much used in medicine for bloodletting.
- leechlike — Resembling a leech or some aspect of one; clinging, parasitic.
- obsequious — characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning: an obsequious bow.
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