adj
homeopathic
adj
1
Relating to homeopathy, an alternative medicine system using heavily diluted substances.
"She visited a homeopathic practitioner for her allergies."
2
So diluted or small as to have little or no real effect.
"The pay rise was so tiny it was practically homeopathic."
How to Use Homeopathic
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishRelating to the alternative-medicine practice of using very diluted substances; informally, it can also just mean "tiny" or "barely noticeable."
Common mistake
Homeopathic remedies are not the same as herbal remedies — homeopathy specifically involves extreme dilution.
Word Forms
more homeopathic comparative, homeopathics plural, most homeopathic superlative
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Etymology
Built from homeo- ("similar") plus -pathic ("relating to disease/treatment") — the core idea of homeopathy being that "like cures like."