Entry: catexic (adj.)
In context: "...Joelle is surrounded by catexic newcomers crossing and uncrossing their legs every few seconds and sniffing compulsively and looking like they're wearing everything they own."
Definition: Bit of a hunt for this one. My best guess is this is an inflection of cachexy (n.)... ?
‘A depraved condition of the body, in which nutrition is everywhere defective.’ New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon
b. A depraved habit of mind or feeling.
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SNOOT score: 1
Page: 707
Source: Oxford English Dictionary
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It's from Cathexis - the concentration of the mind and libido on a single object.
ReplyDeletethen wouldn't it be cathexic?
DeleteBeing they are at a CA meeting I agree with the DJ definition.
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