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parasitical

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par·a·sit·ic  (pr-stk) also par·a·sit·i·cal (--kl)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a parasite.
2. Caused by a parasite: parasitic diseases.
para·siti·cal·ly adv.
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Adj.1.parasitical - relating to or caused by parasites; "parasitic infection"
parasitic
2.parasitical - 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"
leechlike, bloodsucking, parasitic
dependent - relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed; "dependent children"; "dependent on moisture"


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And in the meantime Dick learned more about his acquaintance on all sides: heard of his yacht, his chaise and four, his brief season of celebrity amid a more confiding population, his daughter, of whom he loved to whimper in his cups, his sponging, parasitical, nameless way of life; and with each new detail something that was not merely interest nor yet altogether affection grew up in his mind towards this disreputable stepson of the arts.
Tales and Fantasies by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
The objectionable characteristics seem to be a parasitical growth, having no essential connection with the original fable.
Tanglewood Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
We had left the beach early in the morning, and after an uninterrupted, though at times difficult and dangerous ascent, during which we had never once turned our faces to the sea, we found ourselves, about three hours before sunset, standing on the top of what seemed to be the highest land on the island, an immense overhanging cliff composed of basaltic rocks, hung round with parasitical plants.
Typee by Melville, Herman View in context
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