homeopathic

[ hoh-mee-uh-path-ik ]

adjective

Origin of homeopathic

First recorded in 1815–25; homeo- + -pathic

Fame in its highly diluted modern form provides a sort of homeopathic cure for the ancient evil of jealousy.
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Look, if homeopathic remedies make you feel better, take them.
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“From time to time in New Jersey,” Parkin said, adding that she sometimes took herbs and homeopathic remedies.
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Nature is like a homeopathic element, a tiny little ingredient that disrupts the entire organism.
Stoned in Manhattan | Jane Ciabattari | October 19, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
So I have had to convey my precepts insensibly to Milord K.—to convey them in homeopathic doses of parable.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian Hamilton

But I think a little opposition noise would almost be a relief—a kind of homeopathic cure, you know.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, July 27, 1895 | Various
In official circles reciprocity was sought as a homeopathic cure for the desire for annexation.
The Canadian Dominion | Oscar D. Skelton
On the homeopathic principle, an abnormally dry and scorching spring came to his rescue.
The Terms of Surrender | Louis Tracy
He had studied the homeopathic methods and following his graduation at once began a search for a suitable location.
Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 2 (of 2) | William Denison Lyman

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