troglodytic

== English == === Alternative forms === trogloditic === Etymology === From Latin troglodyticus, Ancient Greek τρωγλοδυτικός (trōglodutikós, “of cave-/hole-dwellers”) from τρωγλοδύτης (trōglodútēs, “cave-/hole-dweller”) from τρώγλη (trṓglē, “hole”) + δύω (dúō, “enter, go into”), equivalent to troglodyte +‎ -ic. === Adjective === troglodytic (comparative more troglodytic, superlative most troglodytic) Of or pertaining to troglodytes, or dwellers in caves. Synonym: troglodytish Like or befitting a troglodyte; brutish, backwards, etc.