PARASITICAL


Meaning of PARASITICAL in English

par ‧ a ‧ sit ‧ ic /ˌpærəˈsɪtɪk◂/ BrE AmE ( also par‧a‧sit‧i‧cal /-ˈsɪtɪk ə l/) adjective

1 . living in or on another plant or animal and getting food from them:

parasitic fungi

2 . a parasitic person is lazy, does no work, and depends on other people

3 . a parasitic disease is caused by parasites

—parasitically /-kli/ adverb

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.