troglodytic
English
Alternative forms
- trogloditic
Etymology
From Latin troglodyticus, Ancient Greek τρωγλοδυτικός (trōglodutikós, “of cave-/hole-dwellers”) from τρωγλοδύτης (trōglodútēs, “cave-/hole-dweller”) from τρώγλη (trṓglē, “hole”) + δύω (dúō, “enter, go into”).
Adjective
troglodytic (comparative more troglodytic, superlative most troglodytic)
- Of or pertaining to troglodytes, or dwellers in caves