-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

Word History and Origins

Origin of -istic¹

< Latin -isticus < Greek -istikos; in some words, replacing -istique < French < Latin, as above

Word History and Origins

Origin of -istic¹

from Latin -isticus, from Greek istikos

Example Sentences

The following is the longest fragment from the poem:— Istic est is Jupiter quem dico, quem Graeci vocant A�rem: qui ventus est et nubes; imber postea Atque ex imbre frigus: ventus post fit, a�r denuo, Haece propter Jupiter sunt ista quae dico tibi, Quoniam mortalis atque urbes beluasque omnis juvat26.

From Project Gutenberg

Quippe istic ramo qui jam tibi nutat ab alto, Mox e divina Vite racemus erit.

From Project Gutenberg

This is where the “sense of possibilities” comes in, he says; they have not yet tempered their ideal­istic visions of what awaits.

From New York Times

Often as not, the brilliant Technicolor is deliberately anti-natural istic.

From Time Magazine Archive

Above the tombs of the emperors one may read the following Latin inscription: "Filius hic—Pater Hic—Avus Hic—Proavus jacet istic—Hic proavi conjux—Hic Henrici Senioris."

From Project Gutenberg