CEFR B1

semitic

adjective

Meaning

semitic means of or pertaining to the Semites; of or pertaining to one or more Semitic peoples. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The writer described the response as semitic.
A semitic tone can change the mood of a conversation.

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semitic (B1)

adjective

Definition

Examples

The writer described the response as semitic.
A semitic tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became semitic after the announcement.

How to Use semitic

semitic + noun (collocation): Use semitic before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a semitic reaction."
become semitic (collocation): Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became semitic near the end."

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