Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orectic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: orec-tic
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to desire or appetite

Example Sentences

"The desire to know definitely and presciently is also one of the most urgent of the instincts proper of man; it leads him on to the most mystical speculations as to the future, and is the orectic basis of all the arts of divination, as well as of scientific Proleptics or anticipation of the order of nature."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀρεκτός (orektós, “desired”), from ὀρέγω (orégō, “to desire”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: *h₃reǵ-, ὀρεκτός

Inflected Forms

more orectic (comparative) most orectic (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

orective orexis

Rhymes With

eclectic hectic dialectic apoplectic symplectic eutectic smectic anorectic pectic acatalectic cathectic catalectic

Questions

What does orectic mean?: Of or pertaining to desire or appetite
Where does orectic come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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