anchoritic

adjective

an·​cho·​rit·​ic ¦aŋ-kə-¦ri-tik 

variants or less commonly anchoretic

¦aŋ-kə-¦re-tik

: relating to, belonging to, or suggestive of an anchorite

anchoritic devotions

Word History

Etymology

anchorite entry 1 + -ic

First Known Use

1661, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for anchoritic

• analytic
• anxiolytic
• astrocytic
• austenitic
• catalytic
• cytolytic
• dioritic
• diphtheritic
• dolomitic
• endophytic
• epiphytic
• glauconitic