English Explanatory Dictionary

cacoethic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Ill-conditioned, malignant; cacoethical.
  2. Of or pertaining to a cacoethes (a malignant tumour or ulcer).

Pronunciation

/ˌkakəʊˈiːθik/

Word forms

cacoethic more cacoethic most cacoethic cacoëthic

Etymology

Latin, from Ancient Greek κακοήθης (kakoḗthēs, “ill-disposed”) (κακός (kakós, “bad”) + ἦθος (êthos, “disposition, nature”)) + -ic

Synonyms

cacoethical

Related words

cacoethes cacoethically cacoethics
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