cachectic

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/kəˈkɛktɪk/

adjective

Having cachexia; wasting away from a disease or chronic illness.

OriginLatin cachecticus ← Ancient Greek κᾰχεκτῐκός (kăkhektĭkós) →
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Meanings

adjectivecachectic (comparative more cachectic, superlative most cachectic)

comparative more cachectic · superlative most cachectic

  1. Having cachexia; wasting away from a disease or chronic illness.

    His horse has been restored to him (cachectic as ever, looking like one of the gutted nags the Druids used to impale for decoration) […]

    1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 44

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκᾰχεκτῐκός (kăkhektĭkós)
  2. Latincachecticus
  3. Englishcachectic

Borrowed from Latin cachecticus.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with cachectic

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Cite this entry
APA

cachectic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cachectic

MLA

“cachectic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cachectic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cachectic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cachectic.

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