Meanings
adjectivepleonectic (comparative more pleonectic, superlative most pleonectic)
comparative more pleonectic · superlative most pleonectic
Origin
- Ancient Greekπλεονεκτικός“greedy”
- Englishpleonectic
19th century borrowing from Ancient Greek πλεονεκτικός (pleonektikós, “greedy”), from πλείων (pleíōn, “more”) + κτάομαι (ktáomai, “to get, acquire”).
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Rhymes with pleonectic
eclectichecticdialecticsymplecticeutecticsmecticanorecticapoplecticpecticacatalecticacathecticanalecticanatecticantiapoplecticanticachecticanticataplecticanticathecticantiplecticbrachycatalecticcachecticcatalecticcataplecticcatatecticcathectic
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
pleonectic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleonectic
MLA
“pleonectic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleonectic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pleonectic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleonectic.
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