catastatic

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adjective

Relating to catastasis.

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Meanings

adjective
  1. Relating to catastasis.

    A few hours ago, before the weary day-shift trudged into work (weary this day especially, following last night’s excess and post-catastatic exhaustion), she intercepted Jimmy’s legs. His legs stuck out from beneath one of the Department sedans.

    1999, Colson Whitehead, The Intuitionist, Fleet (2017), page 163

Origin

From catastasis + -tic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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