a catamite
a person who suffers; victim
of or relating to a catamite
of or relating to suffering
What does -pathic mean? The combining form -pathic is used like a suffix to denote an adjective related to nouns that end in -pathy, which can mean variously "disease," "suffering," or "treatment of disease.” The form -pathic is specifically used to mean "diseased." It is often used in medical terms, especially in pathology. The form -pathic ultimately comes from Greek pátheia, meaning “suffering” or “feeling.” The form is combined with the suffix -ic, from Latin -icus, which is used to denote an adjective. What are variants of -pathic?While -path doesn’t have any immediate variants, it is closely related to three other combining forms, -path, -pathia, and -pathy. Want to know more? Check out our Words That Use entries for all three forms.
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Most readable, least notable, is a horror study in which a piteous, pathic U. S. jazz-player meets a fetid little Cockney girl, blunders into desperate trouble through circumstantial evidence.
From Time Magazine Archive
He becomes Owen's secretary, engulfs himself in an almost pathic loyalty-love for his boss, and has become an English Justice by the time Glendower dies.
From Time Magazine Archive
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