cachectic

cachectic

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek κᾰχεκτῐκός (kăkhektĭkós)bor.
Latin cachecticusbor.
English cachectic

    Borrowed from Latin cachecticus.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kəˈkɛktɪk/
    • Rhymes: -ɛktɪk

    Adjective

    cachectic (comparative more cachectic, superlative most cachectic)

    1. Having cachexia; wasting away from a disease or chronic illness.
      • 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 44:
        His horse has been restored to him (cachectic as ever, looking like one of the gutted nags the Druids used to impale for decoration) […]

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