heypolyglot
Italian

epilettico

/epiˈlɛt.ti.ko/adjectiveC1
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Meaning

epileptic

  • relating to or suffering from epilepsy
  • frenzied, jerky, or erratic (figurative)

In a sentence

Il paziente ha avuto una crisi epilettica durante la notte.

The patient had an epileptic seizure during the night.

Prende farmaci specifici per controllare le scariche epilettiche.

He takes specific medications to control epileptic discharges.

Il videogioco include un avviso per gli utenti epilettici.

The video game includes a warning for epileptic users.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
epiletticomasculine · singular
epiletticafeminine · singular
epiletticimasculine · plural
epilettichefeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Plural forms: epilettici (m), epilettiche (f). Can also be used as a noun meaning an epileptic person.
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