epidemick
epidemick is the obsolete form of epidemic.
Meaning of epidemic
Adjective
epidemic (comparative more epidemic, superlative most epidemic)
- Of, related to, or being an epidemic: a widespread outbreak of disease in humans.
- The tetany that was epidemic among slaved children was actually the result of severe calcium, magnesium, and vitamin D deficiency caused by chronic malnutrition.2008, Harriet A. Washington, “Profitable Wonders”, in Medical Apartheid, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, page 62
- Like an epidemic: widespread in a bad way.
- Epidemic hysteria occurred upon the incumbent’s reelection.
- Synonyms:
- common, ubiquitous, disseminated, far-flung, extensive, pervasive, predominant, prevailing, prevalent, regnant
Forms of epidemick
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more epidemick |
| superlative | most epidemick |
| Noun | |
| plural | epidemicks |
Questions about epidemick
- What is epidemick the obsolete form of?
- Epidemick is the obsolete form of epidemic.
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