gnathonic

== English == === Alternative forms === gnathonical === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin Gnathōnicus, from Gnathō (genitive Gnathōnis), name of a parasitical character in the Eunuchus of Terence. Gnathō is from Ancient Greek γνάθος (gnáthos, “jaw”), used in the genitive γνάθου (gnáthou, “of a jaw”) to mean “greedy”; hence, a parasite in general. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nəˈθɒnɪk/ === Adjective === gnathonic (comparative more gnathonic, superlative most gnathonic) (obsolete) Deceitful and flattering; toadying. === Further reading === “gnathonic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.