termitic

[ ter-mit-ik ]

adjective

1. of, pertaining to, produced by, or infested with termites.

Word History and Origins

Origin of termitic¹

First recorded in 1880–85; termite + -ic

Example Sentences

With the help of symbiotic bacteria and protozoa packed into the termitic paunch at what might be the highest microbial densities in nature, termites thrive by eating what others can’t or won’t: wood, dung, lichen, even dirt.

From New York Times

The depraved dilettantists, the foetid amoralists, have accomplished their termitic task; the tottering ruins must be brought down before they can be built up again.

From Project Gutenberg