pleonectic
pleonectic adjective: greedy; covetous.
Adjective
pleonectic (comparative more pleonectic, superlative most pleonectic)
Forms of pleonectic
| comparative | more pleonectic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most pleonectic |
Origin of pleonectic
19th century borrowing from Ancient Greek πλεονεκτικός (pleonektikós, “greedy”), from πλείων (pleíōn, “more”) + κτάομαι (ktáomai, “to get, acquire”).
Words that rhyme with pleonectic
- symplectic
- apoplectic
- dialectic
- hectic
- smectic
- analectic
- anorectic
- catalectic
- eclectic
- eutectic
- monolectic
- pectic
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- plectic
- polylectic
- syntectic
- acatalectic
- acathectic
- anatectic
- antiapoplectic
- anticachectic
- anticataplectic
- anticathectic
- antiplectic
- brachycatalectic
- cachectic
- cataplectic
- catatectic
- cathectic
- cosymplectic
- cotectic
- countercathectic
- demodectic
- diaplectic
- dicatalectic
- dyslectic
- dystectic
- ecolectic
- ephectic
- hyosymplectic
- hypercatalectic
- hypereutectic
- hypoeutectic
- ideolectic
- idiolectic
- karyorrhectic
- lectic
- metaplectic
- metatectic
- methectic
- metriplectic
- monotectic
- multisymplectic
- nektic
- nondialectic
- noneclectic
- nonsymplectic
- oligolectic
- orectic
- orthosymplectic
- paraplectic
Questions about pleonectic
- What does pleonectic mean?
- Pleonectic means greedy; covetous.
- What part of speech is pleonectic?
- Pleonectic is an adjective.
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