vampiric

vam·pire

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [vam-pahyuh r]
- /ˈvæm paɪər/
- /væm.ˈpɪ.rɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vam-pahyuh r]
- /ˈvæm paɪər/

Definitions of vampiric word

noun vampiric a preternatural being, commonly believed to be a reanimated corpse, that is said to suck the blood of sleeping persons at night. 1
noun vampiric (in Eastern European folklore) a corpse, animated by an undeparted soul or demon, that periodically leaves the grave and disturbs the living, until it is exhumed and impaled or burned. 1
noun vampiric a person who preys ruthlessly upon others; extortionist. 1
noun vampiric a woman who unscrupulously exploits, ruins, or degrades the men she seduces. 1
noun vampiric an actress noted for her roles as an unscrupulous seductress: the vampires of the silent movies. 1

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Origin of vampiric

First appearance:

before 1725

One of the 49% newest English words

1725-35; (< F) < German Vampir < Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr, alteration of earlier upir (by confusion with doublets such as vȁzdūh, ȕzdūh air (< Slavic vŭ-), and with intrusive nasal, as in dùbrava, dumbrȁva grove); akin to Czech upír, Polish upiór, Old Russian upyrĭ, upirĭ, (Russian upýrʾ) < Slavic *u-pirĭ or *ǫ-pirĭ, probably a deverbal compound with *per- fly, rush (literal meaning variously interpreted)

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Parts of speech for Vampiric

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

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determiner

exclamation

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vampiric popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for vampiric

adj vampiric

apparitional — of or relating to an apparition or apparitions; ghostly, spectral
ghostly — of, characteristic of, or resembling a ghost; phantasmal; spectral.

adjective vampiric

corpselike — Resembling a corpse.
wraithlike — an apparition of a living person supposed to portend his or her death.

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