karmic
US/ˈkɑɹmɪk/
karmic adjective: of or pertaining to karma.
Adjective
karmic (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to karma.
- Ken Kesey was one who supported abortion only to save the life of the mother, arguing that society needed to care about everyone, including “the un-dead old [and]^([sic]) the un-born young.” As he put it, “Abortions are a terrible karmic bummer.”1991, Timothy Miller, quoting Ken Kesey, The hippies and American values, University of Tennessee Press, →ISBN, page 65
- Raymond Gunt is not a nice person. He might just be, as more than one character in Douglas Coupland’s 14th novel remarks, the Worst. Person. Ever. He’s far-fetchedly horrible. A grotesque. A supernova of bad karmic energy.2013 September 29, “Book review: Worst. Person. Ever. By Douglas Coupland”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 Aug 2014
Forms of karmic
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Origin of karmic
From karma + -ic.
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Questions about karmic
- What does karmic mean?
- Karmic means of or pertaining to karma.
- What part of speech is karmic?
- Karmic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce karmic?
- Karmic is pronounced /ˈkɑɹmɪk/ (US).
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