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Negritic

[ ni-grit-ik ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to Black people or to the Negritos.


Negritic

/ nɪˈɡrɪtɪk /

adjective

  1. relating to the Negroes or the Negritos
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • non-Ne·gritic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Negritic1

First recorded in 1875–80; Negrit(o) + -ic
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Example Sentences

The arm reach, as is usual in Negritic peoples, exceeded the height.

Three men whom I measured had a stature exceeding the Negrito but in other respects were Negritic.

The majority of the Negroes of America belong to the Negritic sub-race.

Be this as it may, we have never denied this or any other abstract possibility of negritic evolution.

There can be no doubt as to the Negritic character of the Maggugan.

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Negri SembilanNegrito