parasitically
(adverb) in a parasitic manner
Source: WordNet® 3.1
parasitically (comparative more parasitically, superlative most parasitically)
In a parasitic manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Par`a*sit"ic, Par`a*sit"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. parasiticus, Gr. parasitique.]
1. Of the nature of a parasite; fawning for food or favors; sycophantic. "Parasitic preachers." Milton.
2. (Bot. & Zoöl.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to parasites; living on, or deriving nourishment from, some other living animal or plant. See Parasite, 2 & 3. Parasitic gull, Parasitic jager. (Zoöl.) See Jager.
– Par`a*sit"ic*al*ly, adv.
– Par`a*sit"ic*al*ness, n.
Par`a*sit"ic, Par`a*sit"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. parasiticus, Gr. parasitique.]
1. Of the nature of a parasite; fawning for food or favors; sycophantic. "Parasitic preachers." Milton.
2. (Bot. & Zoöl.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to parasites; living on, or deriving nourishment from, some other living animal or plant. See Parasite, 2 & 3. Parasitic gull, Parasitic jager. (Zoöl.) See Jager.
– Par`a*sit"ic*al*ly, adv.
– Par`a*sit"ic*al*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 February 2025
(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”
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