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nastic

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[ nas-tik ]

adjective

Botany.
  1. of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.


-nastic

2
  1. a combining form occurring in adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -nasty:

    hyponastic.

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of nastic1

1900–10; < Greek nast ( ó ) pressed close, stamped down, firm (equivalent to nad- stem of á𾱲 to press, squeeze + -tos past participle suffix, with dt > st ) + -ic

Origin of nastic2

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Example Sentences

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The prosecutor coordinating the investigation, Andrijana Nastic, told journalists Friday that the gunman was killed by a passerby and that a police officer was among the wounded.

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“When we arrived ... we saw nine dead bodies, including two children,” said state prosecutor Andrijana Nastic.

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“When we arrived at the scene we saw nine dead bodies, including two children, and another two passed away on their way to the hospital,” Andrijana Nastic, a state prosecutor, told TV Vijesti.

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“I can only say that the shooter was killed by a citizen,” Ms. Nastic said.

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Ms. Nastic did not say how old the children killed were and could not reveal other details regarding the identities of the victims.

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