Antonyms for parasitical

Grammar : Adj

Spell : par-uh-sit-ik

Phonetic Transcription : ˌpær əˈsɪt ɪk

Definition of parasitical

Origin : 1620s, from Latin parasiticus, from Greek parasitikos "of or pertaining to a parasite; the trade of a parasite," from parasitos (see parasite). Biological sense is from 1731. Related: Parasitical, 1570s in reference to toadies; from 1640s in the biological sense.

As in obsequious : adj groveling, submissive
As in bloodsucking : adj parasitic
As in freeloading : adj parasitic
As in parasitic : adj like a parasite

Example sentences :

That is intensely curious about the parasitical plant of Borneo.
Extract from : « Hortus Inclusus » by John Ruskin

Pope, it must be remembered, is essentially a parasitical writer.
Extract from : « Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) » by Leslie Stephen

Scarcely is the sun risen when we are plagued by the parasitical and inquisitive mob.
Extract from : « The Sisters, Complete » by Georg Ebers

Are you not ashamed to crowd around a table, like parasitical dogs?
Extract from : « The King of the Mountains » by Edmond About

Because the mistletoe is a parasitical plant, growing upon the bark of other trees.
Extract from : « The Reason Why » by Anonymous

All the parasitical crustaceans are placed in this first category.
Extract from : « Animal Parasites and Messmates » by P. J. Van Beneden

The Mutill are parasitical on solitary bees, their larv devouring their larv.
Extract from : « The Insect World » by Louis Figuier

They are not the creations of a God; they are the parasitical images of type.
Extract from : « Berenice » by E. Phillips Oppenheim

They had it all figured out, in their own parasitical, cold-blooded way.
Extract from : « Collectivum » by Mike Lewis

And yet the cow-bird finds this nest and drops her parasitical egg in it.
Extract from : « Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes and, Other Papers » by John Burroughs

Synonyms for parasitical

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