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bloodsucking




bloodsucking
[ adj ]
  1. drawing blood from the body of another

  2. <adj.all>
    a plague of bloodsucking insects
  3. of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another

  4. <adj.all>
    a wealthy class parasitic upon the labor of the masses
    parasitic vines that strangle the trees
    bloodsucking blackmailer
    his indolent leechlike existence




bloodsucking \bloodsucking\ adj.
1. drawing blood from the body of another; as, a plague of
bloodsucking insects.
[WordNet 1.5]

2. having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living
off another; -- of plants or persons; as, a bloodsucking
blackmailer; bloodsucking lawyers.

Syn: parasitic, parasitical, leechlike.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]