necrophilous

English

Etymology

From necro- +‎ -philous.

Adjective

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.