parasitical

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parasitical (comparative more parasitical, superlative most parasitical)

  1. of, pertaining to, or having the characteristics of a parasite; parasitic
    • 1826 Conrad Malte-Brun - Universal Geography
      The parasitical plants render the forests impassable in many places
    • 2005 Stephen J. Pfohl - Culture, Power, and History
      Unconventional, circulating, parasitical, the rogue state that is the essence of American empire enters the political bloodstream of world terrorism . . .

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