troglodytic
troglodytic · more troglodytic · most troglodytic
Of or pertaining to troglodytes, or dwellers in cavesOf or pertaining to troglodytes, or dwellers in caves.
Meaning
2 sensesOf or pertaining to troglodytes, or dwellers in caves.
Like or befitting a troglodyte; brutish, backwards, etc.
Origin
From Latin troglodyticus, Ancient Greek τρωγλοδυτικός (trōglodutikós, “of cave-/hole-dwellFrom Latin troglodyticus, Ancient Greek τρωγλοδυτικός (trōglodutikós, “of cave-/hole-dwellers”) from τρωγλοδύτης (trōglodútēs, “cave-/hole-dweller”) from τρώγλη (trṓglē, “hole”) + δύω (dúō, “enter, go into”), equivalent to troglodyte + -ic.
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Forms
more troglodytic, most troglodytic| Comparative | more troglodytic Lesson |
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| Superlative | most troglodytic Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedtroglodytically
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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