troglodytical
ləˌdaɪt noun
1.
a prehistoric cave dweller.
2.
a person of degraded, primitive, or brutal character.
3.
a person living in seclusion.
4.
a person unacquainted with affairs of the world.
5.
an animal living underground.
Origin:
1545–55; < Latin trōglodyta < Greek trōglodýtēs one who creeps into holes, cave dweller, equivalent to trōglo- (combining form of trṓglē a gnawed hole; cf. trogon) + dý(ein) to creep into + -tēs agent suffix
1545–55; < Latin trōglodyta < Greek trōglodýtēs one who creeps into holes, cave dweller, equivalent to trōglo- (combining form of trṓglē a gnawed hole; cf. trogon) + dý(ein) to creep into + -tēs agent suffix
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troglodyte (ˈtrɒɡləˌdaɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a cave dweller, esp one of the prehistoric peoples thought to have lived in caves |
| 2. | informal a person who lives alone and appears eccentric |
| [C16: via Latin from Greek trōglodutēs one who enters caves, from trōglē hole + duein to enter] | |
| troglodytic | |
| —adj | |
| troglo'dytical | |
| —adj | |
| troglodyte (ˈtrɒɡləˌdaɪt) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a cave dweller, esp one of the prehistoric peoples thought to have lived in caves |
| 2. | informal a person who lives alone and appears eccentric |
| [C16: via Latin from Greek trōglodutēs one who enters caves, from trōglē hole + duein to enter] | |
| troglodytic | |
| —adj | |
| troglo'dytical | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
troglodyte
"cave-dweller," 1555, from L. troglodytae (plural), from Gk. troglodytes "cave-dweller," lit. "one who creeps into holes," from trogle "hole" (from trogein "to gnaw;" see trout) + dyein "go in, dive in." Slang shortening trog "obnoxious person, boor" is recorded from 1956.
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troglodyte
n. [Commodore]1. A hacker who never leaves his cubicle. The term `gnoll' (from Dungeons & Dragons) is also reported.
2. A curmudgeon attached to an obsolescent computing environment. The combination `ITS troglodyte' was flung around some during the Usenet and email wringle-wrangle attending the 2.x.x revision of the Jargon File; at least one of the people it was intended to describe adopted it with pride.
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