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| 1. | Of the nature of a parasite; having the habits of a parasite; fawning for food or favors; sycophantic. | ||||
| 2. | (Bot. & Zool.) Of or pertaining to parasites; living on, or deriving nourishment from, some other living animal or plant. See Parasite, 2 & 3.
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| Adj. | 1. | parasitic - relating to or caused by parasites; "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; "a wealthy class parasitic upon the labor of the masses"; "parasitic vines that strangle the trees"; "bloodsucking blackmailer"; "his indolent leechlike existence" |