parasitical
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- adjective
- /ˌpærəˈsɪtɪkəl/
- Offensive
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parásito
- Many plants exhibit parasitical behavior by taking nutrients from their host without providing any benefits.
- parasitical nature
And we see falsehood or lying as secondary as as parasitical upon the truth.
- And we see falsehood or lying as secondary as as parasitical upon the truth.
- You know, sequential parasitical love affairs, that's a false adventure.
- But the vadnais is parasitical upon the goodness in cases like this.
Examples
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Even the seemingly self-sufficient and impervious Madame Vauquer reveals a parasitical side.
Academic text (1993) -
The parasitical life of the rulers is the cause of a state of stagnation (1903:122-23).
Academic text (2004) -
But the vadnais is parasitical upon the goodness in cases like this.
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Stop spending money we don't have, only to support a parasitical government we don't want...
Blog text (27) -
Less obvious is the parasitical relationship between the daughters and their husbands, which might more accurately be described as symbiotic.
Academic text (1993) -
Reciprocally, their husbands have parasitical intentions regarding their spouses.
Academic text (1993) -
In his judgment, the bonzes (Buddhist monks) are avaricious, parasitical, and hypocritical.
Academic text (2003) -
In nature, some relationships can be parasitical, as one species thrives at the expense of another.
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The parasitical habits of certain animals can lead to the decline of their host species.
Synonyms
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A person or thing that lives by taking from others without giving anything back
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Feeding on other animals by sucking their blood
Being someone who takes money or help from others without giving anything back
Antonyms
How Exploitative
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Parasitical comes from the Greek word parasitos, which means 'one who eats at the table of another' and is the same root as parasite. So calling a person, plant, or company parasitical means it lives at the expense of others and gives nothing back.