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leechlike

leech·like

uncommon

adjective

1.

of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another

  • “a wealthy class parasitic upon the labor of the masses”
  • “parasitic vines that strangle the trees”
  • “bloodsucking blackmailer”
  • “his indolent leechlike existence”
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Origin

From leech + -like.

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