different between supposed vs troglodyte

English

Pronunciation

• (verb)
  • (UK) IPA^(key): /s??p??zd/
  • (US) IPA^(key): /s??po?zd/
• (adjective)
  • (UK) IPA^(key): /s??p??z?d/
  • (US) IPA^(key): /s??po?z?d/, /s??po?zd/
• (in supposed to)
  • (UK) IPA^(key): /s??p??st/, (colloquial) /sp??st/
  • (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /s??po?st/, (colloquial) /spo?st/

Verb

supposed

1. simple past tense and past participle of suppose

Adjective

supposed (not comparable)

1. Presumed to be true, but without proof

   Muhammad is the supposed messenger of God.

2. (with infinitive) Generally considered or expected.

   The movie is supposed to be good.

3. (with infinitive) Having an obligation.

   You are not supposed to smoke in the restaurant. [Note: this means, you are obliged not to smoke.]

   The phone is supposed to come with a manual.

4. (with infinitive) Intended.

   The phone is supposed to save us time.

Derived terms

• supposedly
• supposed to

Translations

English

Etymology

From Latin tr?glodyta (“cave dwelling people”), from Ancient Greek ??????????? (tr?glodút?s, “one who dwells in holes”), from ?????? (tr?gl?, “hole”) + ??? (dú?, “I get into”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?t???l?da?t/, /?t???l??da?t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?t???l?da?t/, /?t???lo?da?t/

Noun

troglodyte (plural troglodytes)

1. A member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves or holes, a caveman.
2. (by extension) Anything that lives underground.

   The cave was populated by albino scorpions, blind salamanders, and other troglodytes.

3. A reclusive, reactionary or out-of-date person, especially if brutish.
4. The Eurasian wren, Troglodytes troglodytes.
5. (computing) A person who chooses not to keep up-to-date with the latest software and hardware.

Derived terms

• trog
• troglodyke
• troglodytic

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t??.?l?.dit/

Noun

troglodyte m or f (plural troglodytes)

1. troglodyte

Noun

troglodyte m (plural troglodytes)

1. wren
2. chimpanzee