Compulsively or physiologically dependent on something habit-forming.

ETYM Latin dependens, -entis, p. pr. dependere. Related to Depend, Dependant.
1. Contingent on something else; SYN. dependant, qualified.
2. Not independent.
3. (Grammar) Of a clause; unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence; SYN. subordinate.
4. Addicted to a drug; SYN. dependant, drug-addicted, hooked, strung-out. + prikaži više

Contingent upon

ETYM Old Eng. tributaire, French tributaire, Latin tributarius. Related to Tribute.
Of a stream; flowing into a larger stream.

ETYM French, from Latin obliquus; ob (see Ob-) + liquis oblique; cf. licinus bent upward.
Slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angular.
Describing a style of text created by slanting a roman font to simulate italics when a true italic font isn’t available on the computer or printer. See also font, italic, roman.
Slanting; indirect; underhand. + prikaži više