[ˌparəˈsɪtɪk], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of an organism) living as a parasite
(e.g: mistletoe is parasitic on trees)

- habitually relying on or exploiting others
(e.g: attacks on the parasitic existence of Party functionaries)

- (of a speech sound) inserted without etymological justification (e.g. the b in thimble); epenthetic


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Origin:
early 17th century: via Latin from Greek parasitikos, from parasitos ‘(person) eating at another's table’