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plagiaristic

plagiaristic adjective: characteristic of a plagiarist; of, relating to, or characterized by plagiarism.

Adjective

plagiaristic (comparative more plagiaristic, superlative most plagiaristic)

  1. Characteristic of a plagiarist; of, relating to, or characterized by plagiarism.
    • […] the intimate revelations of young men or at least the terms in which they express them are usually plagiaristic and marred by obvious suppressions.1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald, chapter 1, in The Great Gatsby

Forms of plagiaristic

comparativemore plagiaristic
superlativemost plagiaristic

Origin of plagiaristic

From plagiary + -istic, or from plagiarist + -ic.

Words formed from plagiaristic

Questions about plagiaristic

What does plagiaristic mean?
Plagiaristic means characteristic of a plagiarist; of, relating to, or characterized by plagiarism.
What part of speech is plagiaristic?
Plagiaristic is an adjective.

Words near plagiaristic in the dictionary

  1. plagiarising
  2. plagiarisings
  3. plagiarism
  4. plagiarisms
  5. plagiarist
  6. plagiaristic
  7. plagiaristically
  8. plagiarists
  9. plagiarizable
  10. plagiarization
  11. plagiarizations

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