arachnophobic en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English arachno- Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -phobic English arachnophobic From arachno- + -phobic.
Meanings
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Relating to or suffering from arachnophobia.
After the huntsman raced across my windscreen, I had an arachnophobic meltdown on the side of the road.
2025 January 27, Alexandra Carlton, “The kindness of strangers: I pulled over in hysterics – then a passing driver saved me from the spider”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Jan 2025:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most arachnophobic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more arachnophobic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
pt aracnofóbico (suffering from arachnophobia) · it aracnofobico (suffering from arachnophobia)