parasitical

parasitical is a 11-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Of the nature of a parasite; fawning for food or favors; sycophantic. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 18 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Of the nature of a parasite; fawning for food or favors; sycophantic.
2. adjective. Of or pertaining to parasites; living on, or deriving nourishment from, some other living animal or plant. See Parasite, 2 & 3.
3. 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"

   Synonyms: bloodsucking, leechlike, parasitic

4. adjective. relating to or caused by parasites

   "parasitic infection"

   Synonyms: parasitic

Synonyms

bloodsucking, leechlike, parasitic

Common word forms

parasitically, parasiticalness

Words from these letters

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