cacoethic

adj
/ˌkakəʊˈiːθik/

Etymology

Latin, from Ancient Greek κακοήθης (kakoḗthēs, “ill-disposed”) (κακός (kakós, “bad”) + ἦθος (êthos, “disposition, nature”)) + -ic

Definitions

  1. Ill-conditioned, malignant

    Ill-conditioned, malignant; cacoethical.

    • From Nature's womb vitality will burst / Upon the optic and all other nerves, / To make us stare with wonder at ourselves. / The valetudinarian thus will learn / One cacoëthic cause of all his woe.
  2. Of or pertaining to a cacoethes (a malignant tumour or ulcer).

    • Take red Lead two Ounces, diſtill'd Vinegar two Pounds, digeſt for many Days; this Liquor being diſtill'd is us'd for a Fomentation in cacoethic Ulcers, call'd Nomæ, Phagædænica.

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