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Etymology

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From homeo- (similar) +‎ -pathic (suffering, disease).

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Adjective

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homeopathic (comparative more homeopathic, superlative most homeopathic)

  1. Of or pertaining to homeopathy.
  2. (informal) Extremely dilute, insipid.
    • 1875, United States. Congress. Senate, Miscellaneous Documents: 30th Congress, 1st Session - 48th Congress, 2d Session and Special Session, page 373:
      Therefore, with a slight misgiving that so delicate a creature as an embryo shad might possibly be affected by the homœopathic amount of alcohol still present, I set up my apparatus on the shaded piazza of the hotel.
    • 2008 May 5, Gary Wood, Don't Wait For Your Ship to Come In...Swim Out to Meet It: Tools and Techniques for Positive Lasting Change, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 4:
      On the other hand, the pop psychology titles are usually very accessible (hence their popularity) but frequently state the obvious or simply retread the same old ground – the psychological content is so diluted it's positively homeopathic!

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Noun

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homeopathic (plural homeopathics)

  1. Any of the diluted remedies used in homeopathy.

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