Telepathetic

//tɛlə.pəˈθɛtɪk// adj, slang

adj, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Bad at telepathy. humorous, informal, rare

    "Besides, after two minutes of stretching and beaming my eyes in his direction, all I got was a dizzy spell—telepathetic, really."

  2. 2
    Alternative form of telepathic. alt-of, alternative, nonstandard

    "An interesting angle brought out by the author is the telepathetic bond of affinity that, according to Stehr, exists between true friends."

Example

More examples

"Besides, after two minutes of stretching and beaming my eyes in his direction, all I got was a dizzy spell—telepathetic, really."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Blend of telepathy + pathetic.

Etymology 2

From telepathy + -etic.

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