homeopathic
/ˌhoʊmiəˈpæθɪk/
adjective
- Relating to homeopathy, a system of alternative medicine that uses very small amounts of natural substances.
- She bought homeopathic pills for her headache at the health food store.
- Homeopathic treatments are based on the idea that 'like cures like.'
- The clinic offers both conventional and homeopathic options.
- Extremely small or diluted, often used figuratively to mean barely noticeable or ineffective.
- The company made only a homeopathic effort to fix the customer's complaint.
- His apology was homeopathic — so tiny it didn't mean anything.
- The budget increase was homeopathic, far too small to cover the new programs.