necrophilous

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English

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Etymology

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necro- +‎ -philous

Adjective

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necrophilous (not comparable)

  1. Thriving on death or on dead things.
    • 1992, Erich Fromm, The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness, page 408:
      There are many factors, personal and cultural, that are responsible for this unevenness; in addition, some necrophilous traits may not be discovered in people who hide them successfully.