amphetaminic
English
editEtymology
editFrom amphetamine + -ic.
Pronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -ɪnɪk
Adjective
editamphetaminic (not comparable)
- Relating to, or containing an amphetamine
- As if fueled by amphetamines; frenetic, feverish, juiced up
- 1996, David Foster Wallace, “Shipping Out: On the (nearly lethal) comforts of a luxury cruise”, in Harpers Magazine[1]:
- One way to "triumph" is via the rigors of self-improvement (diet, exercise, cosmetic surgery, Franklin Quest time-management seminars), to which the crew's amphetaminic upkeep of the Nadir is an unsubtle analogue.
Translations
editrelating to or containing an amphetamine
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Noun
editamphetaminic (plural amphetaminics)
- An amphetamine or chemically related substance