parasitically
adverb /ˌpærəˈsɪtɪkli/
/ˌpærəˈsɪtɪkli/
- by living on another animal or plant and getting food from it
- Females of some bird species ‘steal’ the parental care of other birds by laying eggs parasitically in their nests.
- (disapproving) in a way that always relies on or benefits from other people and that gives nothing back
- They lived parasitically at his home during his absence.