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Explanation
If you can read your brother's mind, you can describe yourself as telepathic, or able to communicate psychically. If someone is telepathic, she is able to read other people's thoughts or to send messages without using any words or gestures. Telepathic ability hasn't been scientifically proven — most scientists think it's fake, or attribute it to intuition or luck — but there are many people who believe they are telepathic. The adjective telepathic comes from the noun telepathy, which is rooted in the Greek tele, or "far off," and patheia, "suffering or feeling."
Vocabulary lists containing telepathic
"The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury
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Far and Away: Tele
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Example Sentences
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Van Tassel said he received telepathic instructions for building a metal-free dome that could generate electrostatic energy and eventually help rejuvenate cells and make time travel possible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Their almost telepathic partnership - a classic "big man, little man" combination - was even put to the test on television.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
But the biggest indication that something has changed in Agatha Harkness is that she is no longer inaccessible to Billy’s telepathic connection.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2024
I imagine that you and William have an almost telepathic understanding at this point?
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2024
He felt confident enough with the lullaby and the first water monster song, which he discovered allowed him to move water around like he was telepathic.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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