different between parasitic vs parasitically

parasitic

English

Alternative forms

  • parasitical

Etymology

parasite +? -ic

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /pæ.???s?t.?k/
  • (US) IPA(key): /p??.??s?t.?k/

Adjective

parasitic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite.
  2. Drawing upon another organism for sustenance.
  3. Exploiting another for personal gain.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

parasitic (plural parasitics)

  1. (electronics) A component of a circuit that does not show up in a circuit's schematic but does show up in the circuit's behavior.

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parasitically

English

Etymology

parasitic +? -ally

Adverb

parasitically (comparative more parasitically, superlative most parasitically)

  1. In a parasitic manner.

parasitically From the web:

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