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LEECHLIKE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another
Example:
his indolent leechlike existence
Synonyms:
bloodsucking; leechlike; parasitic; parasitical
Classified under:
Similar:
dependent (relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed)