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stigmatic

[ stig-mat-ik ]

adjective

  1. Also stig·mati·cal. pertaining to a stigma, mark, spot, or the like.
  2. Botany. pertaining to or having the character of a stigma.
  3. Optics. converging to a point; anastigmatic.


noun

  1. a person marked with supernatural stigmata.

stigmatic

/ stɪɡˈmætɪk /

adjective

  1. relating to or having a stigma or stigmata
  2. another word for anastigmatic


noun

  1. RC Church a person marked with the stigmata

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Other Words From

  • stig·mati·cal·ly adverb
  • stig·mati·cal·ness noun
  • pseudo·stig·matic adjective
  • unstig·matic adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of stigmatic1

1585–95; < Medieval Latin stigmaticus, equivalent to stigmat- (stem of stigma stigma ) + -icus -ic

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Example Sentences

Male infertility was extremely stigmatic: it was falsely conflated with impotence.

Now the appearance of these horns makes me suppose that these are the stigmatic surfaces.

So you will see how I wish to know whether the horns are the true stigmatic surfaces.

I fully admit the difficulty of similarity of stigmatic chamber in the two Acroperas.

Among these I may particularly refer to the contracted stigmatic chamber, and the slight viscidity of its disk.

I should think the non-viscidity of the stigmatic hollow was due to the plant not living under its natural conditions.

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