stigmatic adjective & noun. [stɪg'matɪk] L16.
[from Latin stigmat-, STIGMA + -IC; in sense A.5 back-form. from ASTIGMATIC.]
A. adjective.
1. Marked with or having a deformity or blemish; deformed, ugly. L16-E19.

2. Constituting or conveying a stigma or sign of disgrace or discredit; ignominious; severely condemnatory. E17.
b. Carrying a stigma; branded; infamous. Only in E17.

3. Zoology & Botany. Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a stigma; having a stigma or stigmata. E19.

4. Of, pertaining to, or accompanying stigmata like the wounds of Jesus. L19.

5. Photography. = ANASTIGMATIC. L19.
b. noun.
1. A person marked with a physical deformity or blemish. L16-M17.

2. A person marked with a stigma; a profligate, a villain. L16-M19.

3. Ecclesiastical. A person (said to be) marked with stigmata like the wounds of Jesus, = STIGMATIST 2. L19.

4. Photography. An anastigmatic lens or lens-system. E20.

■ stigmatical = STIGMATIC adjective L16-E18.

■ stigmatically adverb (rare) in a stigmatic manner, by means of a stigma: E17.

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