əˈrōstēə noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek arrhōstia sickness, weakness, from arrhōstos sickly, weak (from a- a- (II) + -rhōstos, from rhōsis strength) + -ia -y
: an evolutionary product or trend that appears to be more or less pathological (as the immense size attained by certain dinosaurs
• ar·rhos·tic əˈrästik adjective