parasitical

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Ivermectin was developed as a treatment for parasitical diseases, mostly for veterinarians, though it’s also used against some human parasites.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2021

Such constant “predation,” he suggested, soon became the “habitual, conventional resource” of the parasitical class.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2019

This is the sweet spot, how do you develop a parasitical approach to the relationship without killing the host.

From New York Times • Jan. 9, 2018

Social media, a neutral host body for parasitical insanity, have turned their algorithmic gaze upon him.

From Washington Post • Nov. 25, 2016

I was going to become one of the most depraved parasitical hustlers among New York’s eight million people—four million of whom work, and the other four million of whom live off them.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey