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-istic
- a suffix of adjectives (and in the plural, of nouns from adjectives) formed from nouns ending in -ist and having reference to such nouns, or to associated nouns ending in -ism ( deistic; euphuistic; puristic ). In nouns, it usually has a plural form ( linguistics ).
-istic
suffix forming adjectives
- equivalent to a combination of -ist and -ic but in some words having a less specific or literal application and sometimes a mildly pejorative force, as compared with corresponding adjectives ending in -ist
impressionistic
communistic
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Word History and Origins
Origin of -istic1
< Latin -isticus < Greek -istikos; in some words, replacing -istique < French < Latin, as above
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Word History and Origins
Origin of -istic1
from Latin -isticus, from Greek istikos
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Example Sentences
Mihi istic nec seritur nec metitur—There is neither sowing nor reaping in that affair for my benefit.
From Project Gutenberg
Spalatinus scribit tantum favoris Evangelio esse istic, ut me inauditum et inconvictum damnari non speret.
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