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aptotic

/æpˈtɒtɪk/

aptotic adjective: uninflected. Also the misspelling of apoptotic.

Adjective

aptotic (comparative more aptotic, superlative most aptotic)

  1. (obsolete) Uninflected.
    • To become as they'd say out here aptotic, uninflected, unable, sometimes, to tell subject from object.2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 282

Also used as

aptotic is also the misspelling of apoptotic.

Forms of aptotic

comparativemore aptotic
superlativemost aptotic

Origin of aptotic

From aptote + -ic.

Haplology of apoptotic.

Questions about aptotic

What does aptotic mean?
Aptotic means uninflected.
What part of speech is aptotic?
Aptotic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce aptotic?
Aptotic is pronounced /æpˈtɒtɪk/.

Words near aptotic in the dictionary

  1. aptoprecipitation
  2. Aptos
  3. Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley
  4. aptote
  5. aptotes
  6. aptotic
  7. aptronym
  8. aptronymic
  9. aptronymous
  10. aptronyms
  11. apts

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