What does parasitical mean?
Definitions for parasitical
par·a·sit·i·cal
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Princeton's WordNet
parasitic, parasiticaladjective
relating to or caused by parasites
"parasitic infection"
parasitic, parasitical, leechlike, bloodsuckingadjective
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"
Wiktionary
parasiticaladjective
of, pertaining to, or having the characteristics of a parasite; parasitic
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Parasitical, Parasitickadjective
Flattering; wheedling.
Etymology: parasitique, Fr. from parasite.
The bishop received small thanks for his parasitick presentation. George Hakewill, on Providence.
Some parasitick preachers have dared to call those martyrs, who died fighting against me. Charles I .
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parasitical
Parasitical refers to an organism or being that survives by living off another organism, known as the host, often causing harm in the process. These parasites are generally dependent on the host for their nutrients and survival. The term can also be used metaphorically to describe a person who exploits others without giving anything in return.
Webster Dictionary
Parasiticaladjective
of the nature of a parasite; fawning for food or favors; sycophantic
Parasiticaladjective
of or pertaining to parasites; living on, or deriving nourishment from, some other living animal or plant. See Parasite, 2 & 3
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of parasitical in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of parasitical in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of parasitical in a Sentence
If there is any one proof of a man's incompetence, it is the stagnant mentality of a worker who, doing some small routine job in a vast undertaking, does not care to look beyond the lever of a machine, does not choose to know how the machine got there or what makes his job possible, and proclaims that the management of the undertaking is parasitical and unneccessary.
At the start of this year the parasitical oligarchy ambushed us but we and the people are responding.
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