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-istic

  1. 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

  1. 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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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.

Spalatinus scribit tantum favoris Evangelio esse istic, ut me inauditum et inconvictum damnari non speret.

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