# cacoethic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌkakəʊˈiːθik/

## Definitions
1. Ill-conditioned, malignant; cacoethical.
2. Of or pertaining to a cacoethes (a malignant tumour or ulcer).

## Etymology
Latin, from Ancient Greek κακοήθης (kakoḗthēs, “ill-disposed”) (κακός (kakós, “bad”) + ἦθος (êthos, “disposition, nature”)) + -ic

## Source
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