stigmatic

[ stig-mat-ik ]

/ stɪgˈmæt ɪk /

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adjective

Also stig·mat·i·cal. pertaining to a stigma, mark, spot, or the like.

Botany. pertaining to or having the character of a stigma.

Optics. converging to a point; anastigmatic.

noun

a person marked with supernatural stigmata.

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Origin of stigmatic

1585–95; <Medieval Latin stigmaticus, equivalent to stigmat- (stem of stigmastigma) + -icus-ic

OTHER WORDS FROM stigmatic

stig·mat·i·cal·ly, adverbstig·mat·i·cal·ness, nounpseu·do·stig·mat·ic, adjectiveun·stig·mat·ic, adjective

Words nearby stigmatic

stifle, stifled, stifling, stigma, stigmasterol, stigmatic, stigmatism, stigmatist, stigmatize, Stijl, Stikine

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How to use stigmatic in a sentence

Male infertility was extremely stigmatic: it was falsely conflated with impotence.
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Now the appearance of these horns makes me suppose that these are the stigmatic surfaces.
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So you will see how I wish to know whether the horns are the true stigmatic surfaces.
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I fully admit the difficulty of similarity of stigmatic chamber in the two Acroperas.
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Among these I may particularly refer to the contracted stigmatic chamber, and the slight viscidity of its disk.
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I should think the non-viscidity of the stigmatic hollow was due to the plant not living under its natural conditions.
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British Dictionary definitions for stigmatic

stigmatic

/ (stɪɡˈmætɪk) /

adjective

relating to or having a stigma or stigmata

another word for anastigmatic

noun Also: stigmatist (ˈstɪɡmətɪst)

mainly RC Church a person marked with the stigmata

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