bloodsucking
(adjective) drawing blood from the body of another; “a plague of bloodsucking insects”
parasitic, parasitical, leechlike, bloodsucking
(adjective) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
bloodsucking (not comparable)
(of an insect or animal) That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person.
(by extension, of a person) parasitic, leechlike or freeloading
Source: Wiktionary
30 November 2024
(noun) a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.; “consider the following, just as a hypothetical”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
