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say it: per-uh-SIT-ik
parasitic is an adjective meaning "relating to or caused by parasites". It carries 3 recorded senses.
of or pertaining to epenthesis
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”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for parasitic come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.