Meanings
adjectiveamphetaminic (not comparable)
- not comparableRelating to, or containing an amphetamine
- not comparableAs if fueled by amphetamines; frenetic, feverish, juiced up
One way to "triumph" is via the rigors of self-improvement (diet, exercise, cosmetic surgery, Franklin Quest time-management seminars), to which the crew's amphetaminic upkeep of the Nadir is an unsubtle analogue.
1996, David Foster Wallace, “Shipping Out: On the (nearly lethal) comforts of a luxury cruise”, in Harpers Magazine
nounamphetaminic (plural amphetaminics)
plural amphetaminics
- An amphetamine or chemically related substance
Origin
Translations
Polish amfetaminowy
- amfetaminowyrelating to or containing an amphetamine
Portuguese anfetamínico
- anfetamínicorelating to or containing an amphetamine
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with amphetaminic
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APA
amphetaminic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amphetaminic
MLA
“amphetaminic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amphetaminic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amphetaminic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amphetaminic.
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