Definitions for parasitic

parasitic par·a·sit·ic

Spelling: [par-uh-sit-ik]
IPA: /ˌpær əˈsɪt ɪk/

Parasitic is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 406 anagrams from letters in parasitic (aaciiprst).

Definitions for parasitic

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of parasites.
  2. (of diseases) due to parasites.
  3. Phonetics. excrescent (def 2).

Origin of parasitic

1620-30; Latin parasīticus Greek parasītikós. See parasite, -ic

Examples for parasitic

Thousands of insects are carried off yearly by parasitic fungi.

One of the insects Chaz caught - and I promise I am not making this up - was a parasitic wasp.

Like some parasitic growth she was taking her strength from him.

They are typically invasive, highly adaptive, parasitic and adept at mimicking more benign plants.

Art is parasitic on life, just as criticism is parasitic on art.

Only five generations have brought us to the parasitic, town-ridden condition we are in.

The viral-CSI element; the mythic vampires who were parasitic and brutal; the arrival of the airplane to JFK; the dead passengers.

It is not alone the parasitic and predaceous insects which are beneficial.

It is admitted on all hands that some diseases are the product of parasitic growth.

Definitely a few unpleasant characters, like parasitic worms, which we deliberately and with good reason evicted.

Word Value for parasitic
Scrable

13

Words with friends

15

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