• This parasitic castle life had left my funds comparatively intact —Patrick Leigh Fermor, 1986
• I am keen on police checks on people working with vulnerable adults. But who is doing the police checks? Yes —another hateful, skinflint, parasitical private agency —Guardian, 2002.
Modern English usage. 2014.
Parasitical — Parasitic Par a*sit ic (p[a^]r [.a]*s[i^]t [i^]k), Parasitical Par a*sit ic*al (p[a^]r [.a]*s[i^]t [i^]*kal), a. [L. parasiticus, Gr. ?: cf. F. parasitique.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of the nature of a parasite; having the habits of a parasite; fawning… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
parasitical — adjective of, pertaining to, or having the characteristics of a parasite; parasitic The parasitical plants render the forests impassable in many places … Wiktionary
parasitical — parasitic ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of an organism) living as a parasite. 2) resulting from infestation by a parasite. 3) derogatory habitually relying on or exploiting others. DERIVATIVES parasitical adjective parasitically adverb … English terms dictionary
parasitical — adjective see parasite … New Collegiate Dictionary
parasitical — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. ravenous, parasitic, ravening, wolfish, predacious; see also predatory . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Of or characteristic of a parasite: bloodsucking, parasitic. Slang: freeloading. See DEPENDENCE … English dictionary for students
parasitical — see parasitic … English dictionary
parasitical — pærÉ™ sɪtɪkl adj. living on or inside another organism; obtaining its livelihood from another creature … English contemporary dictionary
parasitical — a. See parasitic … New dictionary of synonyms
parasitical — adj 1. blood sucking, sucking, draining, depleting, exhausting; absorbing, grasping, taking; leechlike, Sl. sponging, Sl. mooching, Inf. freeloading, Inf. panhandling, dependent. 2. sycophantic, sycophantish, toadying; flattering, truckling,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
parasitical — par·a·sit·i·cal … English syllables
