parasitically

English

Etymology

From parasitic +‎ -ally.

Adverb

parasitically (comparative more parasitically, superlative most parasitically)

1. In a parasitic manner.
   • 2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life:

     Similarly, plants and mycorrhizal fungi are no longer thought of as behaving either mutualistically or parasitically.

Derived terms

• ectoparasitically
• endoparasitically
• hyperparasitically