parasitic 3
adjectivedomain: all adj
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
Definition
of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another
Examples
- 1.a wealthy class parasitic upon the labor of the masses
- 2.his indolent leechlike existence
- 3.parasitic vines that strangle the trees
- 4.bloodsucking blackmailer
Synonyms
- parasitical 2
of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another
- leechlike 1
of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another
- bloodsucking 2
of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another


