parasiticaladj.

Brit.

/ˌparəˈsɪtᵻkl/, U.S.

/ˌpɛrəˈsɪdᵻk(ə)l/

Forms: 1500s parasiticall, 1600s parasyticall, 1600s paraziticall, 1600s– parasitical.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin parasīticus , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < classical Latin parasīticus parasitic adj. + -al suffix¹. Compare later parasitic adj.

1. = parasitic adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > servile flattery or currying favour > [adjective] > parasitical or sponging

parasiticala1566

smell-feast1566

spongy1602

sharking1608

parasitic1630

sponging1699

coshering1727

scunging1843

freeloading1941

a1566 R. Edwards Damon & Pithias (1571) sig. G2 [He] held his eare open to parasiticall flattery.

1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. Contin. 1400/2 This is the parasiticall and flattering sermon of a popeling.

1645 J. Shute Judgement & Mercy i. 21 Herod..was so proud that he entertained the applause of the paraziticall people.

1652 P. Heylyn Cosmographie i. sig. H6^v Courteous enough to strangers, and Parasyticall enough to their superiors.

1728 J. Morgan Compl. Hist. Algiers I. iv. 93 [He] has faith and credulity enough to believe their parasitical Protestations.

1858 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire VI. lvi. 386 Poppæa..had entertained a parasitical brood of astrologers about her.

1936 L. C. Douglas White Banners iii. 54 The nervous flicker of the parasitical smile that had ineffectually draped his chagrin.

1992 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 30 Apr. 8 On your bike, right now, mister, you're a hustling, wheedling, parasitical beach-bum.

a. Biology. = parasitic adj. 2a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > balance of nature > organisms in interrelationship > [adjective] > parasites

parasitical1646

parasitic1731

monotrophic1900

holoparasitic1902

sarcosporidian1903

monoxenous1940

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 98 Such as living upon the stock of others, are termed Parasiticall plants, as Polypody, Mosse..and many more.

1682 N. Grew Anat. Plants Pref. sig. A4^v I intended to have subjoyned the Description..Of Parasitical, Marine, and Sensitive Plants.

1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I Parasitical plants..are produced out of the Trunk or Branches of other Plants, from whence they receive their Nourishment, and will not grow upon the Ground, as the Misltoe, &c.

1787 W. Withering Bot. Arrangem. Brit. Plants (ed. 2) I. 165 Cuscuta... This plant is parasitical, without seed-lobes.

1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. xliv. 228 When hatched..they cease to be parasitical.

1879 V. Ball Jungle Life India (1880) i. 41 I observed a species of Viscum, or Mistletoe, parasitical on a Loranthus, which was itself parasitical on Sal (Shorea robusta).

1923 Bot. Gaz. 75 333 The Loranthaceae comprise a remarkably interesting series of plants, some of which are terrestrial autotropic forms, while others are parasitical epiphytic shrubs.

1982 Jrnl. Animal Ecol. 51 965 There seems to be an overall positive correlation between the abundance of social parasitical ants and the age and vegetation development of the three dune valleys.

b. = parasitic adj. 2c. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > [adjective] > climbing, spreading, or creeping > entwined with or supported by other plant, etc.

laced?1537

parasitical1827

parasital1839

parasitic1844

amplectant1857

1827 W. Scott Chron. Canongate Introd. vi Iron railing, twined round with honeysuckle and other parasitical shrubs.

1876 Times 19 Aug. 6/6 Its walls [sc. those of Abergavenny Castle]..are so hidden by ivy and other parasitical plants that it is impossible to make an examination of its structure.

1999 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 17 July 2 Parasitical plants of vertiginous dimensions are swung on by red-bottomed monkeys conducting their sexual pleasures high in the trees.

c. Medicine. = parasitic adj. 2b.

ΚΠ

1875 B. Meadows Clin. Observ. 25 The parasitical disorder removed, the skin was left in an unnaturally irritable state.

1992 National Forum 1 Nov. 12/3 Parasitical infections that ordinarily give few symptoms are much worse in patients with immunocompromised systems.

3. = parasitic adj. 3. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > inferior thing > [adjective] > parasitic

parasitical1775

parasitic1811

1775 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 65 18 It is further remarkable, that common crystals are parasitical bodies; whereas basaltine crystals..rather seem to form integral parts of the masses to which they adhere.

1811 J. Pinkerton Petralogy II. 22 The slits of a marble, or of a slate, filled with spar or quartz..these foreign bodies, or parasitical, as Linnæus calls them, have been [etc.].

1874 Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 13 260 Subsidiary or parasitical cones which are so abundant on the flanks of many great volcanoes.

1923 Geografiska Annaler 5 338 Some small parasitical craters are to be found on its slopes.

Derivatives

† parasiticalness n. Obsolete rare

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > servile flattery or currying favour > [noun] > parasitism or sponging

bloodsucking1583

parasitism1611

parasitry1663

sponging1677

sponge1693

parasiticalness1727

freeloading1937

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Parasiticalness, fawningness, flatteringness.

1838 S. Jackson tr. F. W. Krummacher Elisha xii. 277 Our unworthy parasiticalness with respect to the higher ranks.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	parasitical
释义	parasiticaladj. Brit. /ˌparəˈsɪtᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌpɛrəˈsɪdᵻk(ə)l/ Forms: 1500s parasiticall, 1600s parasyticall, 1600s paraziticall, 1600s– parasitical. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin parasīticus , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin parasīticus parasitic adj. + -al suffix¹. Compare later parasitic adj. 1. = parasitic adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > servile flattery or currying favour > [adjective] > parasitical or sponging parasiticala1566 smell-feast1566 spongy1602 sharking1608 parasitic1630 sponging1699 coshering1727 scunging1843 freeloading1941 a1566 R. Edwards Damon & Pithias (1571) sig. G2 [He] held his eare open to parasiticall flattery. 1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. Contin. 1400/2 This is the parasiticall and flattering sermon of a popeling. 1645 J. Shute Judgement & Mercy i. 21 Herod..was so proud that he entertained the applause of the paraziticall people. 1652 P. Heylyn Cosmographie i. sig. H6^v Courteous enough to strangers, and Parasyticall enough to their superiors. 1728 J. Morgan Compl. Hist. Algiers I. iv. 93 [He] has faith and credulity enough to believe their parasitical Protestations. 1858 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire VI. lvi. 386 Poppæa..had entertained a parasitical brood of astrologers about her. 1936 L. C. Douglas White Banners iii. 54 The nervous flicker of the parasitical smile that had ineffectually draped his chagrin. 1992 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 30 Apr. 8 On your bike, right now, mister, you're a hustling, wheedling, parasitical beach-bum. 2. a. Biology. = parasitic adj. 2a. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > balance of nature > organisms in interrelationship > [adjective] > parasites parasitical1646 parasitic1731 monotrophic1900 holoparasitic1902 sarcosporidian1903 monoxenous1940 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 98 Such as living upon the stock of others, are termed Parasiticall plants, as Polypody, Mosse..and many more. View more context for this quotation 1682 N. Grew Anat. Plants Pref. sig. A4^v I intended to have subjoyned the Description..Of Parasitical, Marine, and Sensitive Plants. 1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I Parasitical plants..are produced out of the Trunk or Branches of other Plants, from whence they receive their Nourishment, and will not grow upon the Ground, as the Misltoe, &c. 1787 W. Withering Bot. Arrangem. Brit. Plants (ed. 2) I. 165 Cuscuta... This plant is parasitical, without seed-lobes. 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. xliv. 228 When hatched..they cease to be parasitical. 1879 V. Ball Jungle Life India (1880) i. 41 I observed a species of Viscum, or Mistletoe, parasitical on a Loranthus, which was itself parasitical on Sal (Shorea robusta). 1923 Bot. Gaz. 75 333 The Loranthaceae comprise a remarkably interesting series of plants, some of which are terrestrial autotropic forms, while others are parasitical epiphytic shrubs. 1982 Jrnl. Animal Ecol. 51 965 There seems to be an overall positive correlation between the abundance of social parasitical ants and the age and vegetation development of the three dune valleys. b. = parasitic adj. 2c. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > [adjective] > climbing, spreading, or creeping > entwined with or supported by other plant, etc. laced?1537 parasitical1827 parasital1839 parasitic1844 amplectant1857 1827 W. Scott Chron. Canongate Introd. vi Iron railing, twined round with honeysuckle and other parasitical shrubs. 1876 Times 19 Aug. 6/6 Its walls [sc. those of Abergavenny Castle]..are so hidden by ivy and other parasitical plants that it is impossible to make an examination of its structure. 1999 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 17 July 2 Parasitical plants of vertiginous dimensions are swung on by red-bottomed monkeys conducting their sexual pleasures high in the trees. c. Medicine. = parasitic adj. 2b. ΚΠ 1875 B. Meadows Clin. Observ. 25 The parasitical disorder removed, the skin was left in an unnaturally irritable state. 1992 National Forum 1 Nov. 12/3 Parasitical infections that ordinarily give few symptoms are much worse in patients with immunocompromised systems. 3. = parasitic adj. 3. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > inferior thing > [adjective] > parasitic parasitical1775 parasitic1811 1775 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 65 18 It is further remarkable, that common crystals are parasitical bodies; whereas basaltine crystals..rather seem to form integral parts of the masses to which they adhere. 1811 J. Pinkerton Petralogy II. 22 The slits of a marble, or of a slate, filled with spar or quartz..these foreign bodies, or parasitical, as Linnæus calls them, have been [etc.]. 1874 Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 13 260 Subsidiary or parasitical cones which are so abundant on the flanks of many great volcanoes. 1923 Geografiska Annaler 5 338 Some small parasitical craters are to be found on its slopes. Derivatives † parasiticalness n. Obsolete rare ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > servile flattery or currying favour > [noun] > parasitism or sponging bloodsucking1583 parasitism1611 parasitry1663 sponging1677 sponge1693 parasiticalness1727 freeloading1937 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Parasiticalness, fawningness, flatteringness. 1838 S. Jackson tr. F. W. Krummacher Elisha xii. 277 Our unworthy parasiticalness with respect to the higher ranks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1566
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