gnathonic

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Pronunciation

/nəˈθɒnɪk/

Definition of gnathonic

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

(obsolete)Deceitful and flattering; toadying.

“That Jack's is somewhat of a gnathonic and parasitic soul, or stomach, all Bideford apple-women know: […]”

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Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Gnathōnicus, from Gnathō (genitive Gnathōnis), name of a parasitical character in the Eunuchus of Terence. Gnathō is from Ancient Greek γνάθος (gnáthos, “jaw”), used in the genitive γνάθου (gnáthou, “of a jaw”) to mean “greedy”; hence, a parasite in general.

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