What is "epenthetic"

Epenthetic \Ep`en*thet"ic\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. ['e]penth['e]tique.] (Gram.) Inserted in the body of a word; as, an epenthetic letter or sound. [1913 Webster] ||

a. (context linguistics English) Of or pertaining to epenthesis; having been inserted into a word, ''as'' an epenthetic phoneme or syllable.

adj. of or pertaining to epenthesis [syn: parasitic]