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trog·lo·dyt·ic \|träglə|did.ik\ adjective Etymology: Latin troglodyticus of or relating to the cave dwellers of Ethiopia, from Greek trōglodytikos of or relating to cave dwellers, from trōglodytēs troglodyte + -ikos -ic 1. a. : of or relating to cave dwellers or their ways b. : dwelling in or involving residence in caves < a troglodytic life > 2. : coarse, brutal, or degraded in appearance, ways of living, or nature < two troglodytic types … locked in unfraternal conflict — A.J.Liebling > 3. : primitive or outmoded in character < a troglodytic organization > < his troglodytic political ideas — G.W.Johnson > |