parasitical

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Ivermectin was developed as a treatment for parasitical diseases, mostly for veterinarians, though it’s also used against some human parasites.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2021

Capitalists saw feudal aristocrats as lazy, parasitical and incompetent, while aristocrats considered capitalists upstarts, who grubbingly worked for money, and lacked grace, refinement and manners.

From Salon • Oct. 20, 2019

One of the great movies about vampires, which Abel Ferrara reimagines as a parasitical cult of addiction, a pyramid scheme for spreading evil.

From The Guardian • Jun. 7, 2018

This is the sweet spot, how do you develop a parasitical approach to the relationship without killing the host.

From New York Times • Jan. 9, 2018

I was going to become one of the most depraved parasitical hustlers among New York’s eight million people—four million of whom work, and the other four million of whom live off them.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey