plagiaristic

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adjective

Characteristic of a plagiarist; of, relating to, or characterized by plagiarism.

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OriginEnglish plagiarist ← Latin plagiārius ← Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- →
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Meanings

adjectiveplagiaristic (comparative more plagiaristic, superlative most plagiaristic)

comparative more plagiaristic · superlative most plagiaristic

  1. Characteristic of a plagiarist; of, relating to, or characterized by plagiarism.

    […] the intimate revelations of young men or at least the terms in which they express them are usually plagiaristic and marred by obvious suppressions.

    1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald, chapter 1, in The Great Gatsby

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecopied and passed off as your own

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pleḱ-
  3. Latinplagium
  4. Latinplagiārius
  5. Englishplagiary
  6. Englishplagiarist
  7. Englishplagiaristic

From plagiary + -istic, or from plagiarist + -ic.

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APA

plagiaristic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plagiaristic

MLA

“plagiaristic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plagiaristic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plagiaristic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plagiaristic.

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