-IC


Meaning of -IC in English

suffix

1.

(in adjectives and nouns) connected with :

scenic

economic

Arabic

2.

(in adjectives) that performs the action mentioned :

horrific

specific

►  -ical (in adjectives):

comical

►  -ically (in adverbs):

physically

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WORD ORIGIN

from French -ique , Latin -icus , or Greek -ikos .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.