aptotic

English

Etymology 1

From aptote +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æpˈtɒtɪk/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Adjective

aptotic (comparative more aptotic, superlative most aptotic)

1. (grammar, linguistics, now obsolete) Uninflected.
   • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 282:

     To become as they'd say out here aptotic, uninflected, unable, sometimes, to tell subject from object.

Etymology 2

Haplology of apoptotic.

Adjective

aptotic (comparative more aptotic, superlative most aptotic)

1. (biology, rare) Misspelling of apoptotic.

Anagrams

• picotta