Meanings
adjectivefetishistic (comparative more fetishistic, superlative most fetishistic)
comparative more fetishistic · superlative most fetishistic · alternative archaic fetichistic
- Of or pertaining to fetishism or fetishists.
A curious fetishistic fear of this grimy volume on the part of her mother prevented her ever allowing it to stay in the house all night, and hither it was brought back whenever it had been consulted.
1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, volume 1, London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., page 36
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Origin
From fetishist + -ic or fetish + -istic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan fetitxista
- fetitxistarelated to fetishism or fetishists
French fétichiste
- fétichisterelated to fetishism or fetishists
German fetischistisch
- fetischistischrelated to fetishism or fetishists
Swedish fetischistisk
- fetischistiskrelated to fetishism or fetishists
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Chicago
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