stitico

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Italian

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Etymology

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Cognate with Piedmontese stìtich.

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsti.ti.ko/
  • Rhymes: -itiko
  • Hyphenation: stì‧ti‧co

Adjective

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stitico (feminine stitica, masculine plural stitici, feminine plural stitiche)

  1. constipated, costive
  2. mean, stingy
  3. slow, not prolific (artist)
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Further reading

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  • stitico in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana