parasitical

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It is helpful, because viruses are fundamentally parasitical, to understand their day-to-day existence through a framework similar to that used for comprehending other parasites.

From Salon • Dec. 26, 2022

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

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

Social media, a neutral host body for parasitical insanity, have turned their algorithmic gaze upon him.

From Washington Post • Nov. 25, 2016

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