epileptic

[ ep-uh-lep-tik ]

adjective
  1. pertaining to or symptomatic of epilepsy.

noun
  1. a person affected by epilepsy.

Origin of epileptic

1
First recorded in 1600–10; from Late Latin epilēpticus, from Greek epilēptikós, from epílēpt(os) (see epilepsy) + -ikos -ic

Other words from epileptic

  • ep·i·lep·ti·cal·ly, adverb
  • an·ti·ep·i·lep·tic, adjective, noun
  • non·ep·i·lep·tic, adjective, noun
  • post·ep·i·lep·tic, adjective

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How to use epileptic in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for epileptic

epileptic

/ (ˌɛpɪˈlɛptɪk) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, or having epilepsy

noun
  1. a person who has epilepsy

usage For epileptic

Rather than talking about an epileptic or epileptics, it is better to talk about a person with epilepsy and people with epilepsy

Derived forms of epileptic

  • epileptically, adverb

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