cacoethic

== English == === Alternative forms === cacoëthic === Etymology === Latin , from Ancient Greek κακοήθης (kakoḗthēs, “ill-disposed”) (κακός (kakós, “bad”) + ἦθος (êthos, “disposition, nature”)) +‎ -ic === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌkakəʊˈiːθik/ Hyphenation: ca‧co‧eth‧ic === Adjective === cacoethic (comparative more cacoethic, superlative most cacoethic) Ill-conditioned, malignant; cacoethical. (medicine, obsolete) Of or pertaining to a cacoethes (a malignant tumour or ulcer). ==== Usage notes ==== Not to be confused with cacoethics ("bad ethics or morals; bad habits"). ==== Quotations ==== For more quotations using this term, see Citations:cacoethic. ==== Synonyms ==== cacoethical ==== Related terms ==== cacoethes cacoethically cacoethics