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homeopathic

homeopathic adjective: of or pertaining to homeopathy.

Adjective

homeopathic (comparative more homeopathic, superlative most homeopathic)

  1. Of or pertaining to homeopathy.
  2. (informal) Extremely dilute, insipid.
    • Therefore, with a slight misgiving that so delicate a creature as an embryo shad might possibly be affected by the homœopathic amount of alcohol still present, I set up my apparatus on the shaded piazza of the hotel.1875, United States. Congress. Senate, Miscellaneous Documents: 30th Congress, 1st Session - 48th Congress, 2d Session and Special Session, page 373
    • On the other hand, the pop psychology titles are usually very accessible (hence their popularity) but frequently state the obvious or simply retread the same old ground – the psychological content is so diluted it's positively homeopathic!2008 May 5, Gary Wood, Don't Wait For Your Ship to Come In...Swim Out to Meet It: Tools and Techniques for Positive Lasting Change, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 4

Noun

homeopathic (plural homeopathics)

  1. Any of the diluted remedies used in homeopathy.

Forms of homeopathic

Adjective
comparativemore homeopathic
superlativemost homeopathic
alternative formhomoeopathic
alternative form (obsolete)homœopathic
Noun
pluralhomeopathics

Origin of homeopathic

From homeo- (“similar”) + -pathic (“suffering, disease”).

Words formed from homeopathic

Questions about homeopathic

What does homeopathic mean?
Homeopathic means of or pertaining to homeopathy.
What part of speech is homeopathic?
Homeopathic can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near homeopathic in the dictionary

  1. homeomorphisms
  2. homeomorphous
  3. homeomorphs
  4. homeomorphy
  5. homeopath
  6. homeopathic
  7. homeopathic magic
  8. homeopathical
  9. homeopathically
  10. homeopathician
  11. homeopathicians

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