Negritic

[ ni-grit-ik ]

adjective

1. of or relating to Black people or to the Negritos.

Negritic

/ nɪˈɡrɪtɪk /

adjective

1. relating to the Negroes or the Negritos

Other Words From

• non-Ne·gritic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Negritic¹

First recorded in 1875–80; Negrit(o) + -ic

Example Sentences

The arm reach, as is usual in Negritic peoples, exceeded the height.

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Three men whom I measured had a stature exceeding the Negrito but in other respects were Negritic.

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The majority of the Negroes of America belong to the Negritic sub-race.

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Be this as it may, we have never denied this or any other abstract possibility of negritic evolution.

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There can be no doubt as to the Negritic character of the Maggugan.

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