English adjective: parasitic | |||
| 1. | parasitic relating to or caused by parasites | ||
| Samples | Parasitic infection. | ||
| Synonyms | parasitical | ||
| 2. | parasitic of or pertaining to epenthesis | ||
| Synonyms | epenthetic | ||
| 3. | parasitic of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another | ||
| Samples | A wealthy class parasitic upon the labor of the masses. Parasitic vines that strangle the trees. Bloodsucking blackmailer. His indolent leechlike existence. | ||
| Synonyms | bloodsucking, leechlike, parasitical | ||
| Similar | dependent | ||
| Antonyms | independent | ||