stalactitic

adjective

stal·​ac·​tit·​ic ¦stalək¦titik 

variants or less commonly stalactitical

-tə̇kəl

or stalactic

stəˈlaktik

or stalactical

-tə̇kəl

or stalactital

¦stalək¦tītᵊl, 

stəˈlakˌtī-

1

: of, relating to, or resembling a stalactite

2

: covered with stalactites

stalactitically

¦stalək¦titə̇k(ə)lē

adverb

Word History

Etymology

stalactitic, stalactitical from stalactite entry 1 + -ic or -ical; stalactic, stalactical from stalact(ite) + -ic or -ical; stalactital from stalactite entry 1 + -al

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Rhymes for stalactitic

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