amphetaminic

English

Etymology

amphetamine +‎ -ic

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɪnɪk

Adjective

amphetaminic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to, or containing an amphetamine
  2. As if fueled by amphetamines; frenetic, feverish, juiced up
    • 1996, David Foster Wallace, “Shipping Out: On the (nearly lethal) comforts of a luxury cruise”, in Harpers Magazine‎:
      One way to "triumph" is via the rigors of self-improvement (diet, exercise, cosmetic surgery, Franklin Quest time-management seminars), to which the crew's amphetaminic upkeep of the Nadir is an unsubtle analogue.

Translations

Noun

amphetaminic (plural amphetaminics)

  1. An amphetamine or chemically related substance
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