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pruritic

pruritic adjective: itchy; especially, intensely so.

Adjective

pruritic (comparative more pruritic, superlative most pruritic)

  1. Itchy; especially, intensely so.
    Antonyms:
    nonpruritic

Antonyms of pruritic

Forms of pruritic

comparativemore pruritic
superlativemost pruritic

Origin of pruritic

By surface analysis, prurit(us) + -ic.

Words formed from pruritic

Questions about pruritic

What does pruritic mean?
Pruritic means itchy; especially, intensely so.
What part of speech is pruritic?
Pruritic is an adjective.

Words near pruritic in the dictionary

  1. pruriginous
  2. prurigo
  3. prurigo nodularis
  4. prurigoes
  5. prurigos
  6. pruritic
  7. pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy
  8. prurition
  9. pruritis
  10. pruritoception
  11. pruritoceptive

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