Meanings
adjectivemarantic (comparative more marantic, superlative most marantic)
comparative more marantic · superlative most marantic
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivePertaining to, suffering from or marked by marasmus.
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Origin
- Ancient Greekμαραίνω“I waste away, wither”
- Koine Greekμαραντικός“wasting away”
- Englishmarantic
Probably from Koine Greek μαραντικός (marantikós, “wasting away”), from the aorist stem of Ancient Greek μαραίνω (maraínō, “I waste away, wither”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
German marastisch
- marastischTranslations
Russian марантический
- марантический (marantičeskij)Translations
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with marantic
atlanticromanticsemanticgiganticfranticpedanticanticWillimanticsycophanticmanticpanromantictransromanticwomantic
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
marantic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marantic
MLA
“marantic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marantic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “marantic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marantic.
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