par‧a‧sit‧ic /ˌpærəˈsɪtɪk◂/ (
also par‧a‧sit‧i‧cal /-ˈsɪtɪk
əl/)
adjective1. living in or on another plant or animal and getting food from them:
parasitic fungi2. a parasitic person is lazy, does no work, and depends on other people
3. a parasitic disease is caused by parasites
—parasitically /-kli/
adverb [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲