cacoethic

Meaning

1. Ill-conditioned, malignant; cacoethical.
2. (obsolete) Of or pertaining to a cacoethes (a malignant tumour or ulcer).

Synonyms

bad

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unhealth

Hyphenated as

ca‧co‧eth‧ic

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌkakəʊˈiːθik/

Etymology

Latin
, from Ancient Greek κακοήθης (kakoḗthēs, “ill-disposed”) (κακός (kakós, “bad”) + ἦθος (êthos, “disposition, nature”)) + -ic