Definition of Parasitic in English :

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Parasitic meaning in English

Meaning of Parasitic in English

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Parasitic pronunciation in English

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Parasitic

see synonyms of parasitic

Adjective

1. parasitic, parasitical

relating to or caused by parasites

Example Sentences:
'parasitic infection'

2. epenthetic, parasitic

of or pertaining to epenthesis

3. bloodsucking, leechlike, parasitic, parasitical

of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another

Example Sentences:
'a wealthy class parasitic upon the labor of the masses'
'parasitic vines that strangle the trees'
'bloodsucking blackmailer'
'his indolent leechlike existence'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Parasitic

see synonyms of parasitic
adjective
1. 
of or like a parasite; living at the expense of others
2. 
caused by parasites, as a disease
3. 
of or designating a subsidiary volcano, crater, etc. that forms on the side of another one

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Parasitic

see synonyms of parasitic
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a parasite.
2. Caused by a parasite: parasitic diseases.

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