I. _ik, _ēk; ˌik in a few words that have a heavy stress on a syllable preceding the penult, as “politic” adjective suffix
Etymology: Middle English -ik, -ic, from Old French & Latin; Old French -ique, from Latin -icus — more at -y
1. : having the character or form of : being
panoram ic
rhomb ic
Samoyed ic
: consisting of
run ic
2.
a. : of or relating to
alderman ic
datur ic
Koran ic
b. : related to, derived from, or containing
alcohol ic
— especially in names of acids and related compounds
bor ic
cinamm ic
ole ic
3. : in the manner of : like that of : characteristic of
Byron ic
quixot ic
Puritan ic
4. : associated or dealing with
Ved ic
: utilizing
electron ic
atom ic
5. : characterized by : exhibiting
nostalg ic
: affected with
allerg ic
parapleg ic
6. : caused by
amoeb ic
7. : tending to produce
analges ic
8. : having the highest valence of a (specified) element or a valence relatively higher than in compounds or ions named with an adjective ending in -ous
ferr ic iron
sulfur ic acid
— compare -ate I 2
II. noun suffix
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English -ik, -ic, from Old French & Latin; Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from -icus (adjective suffix)
: one having the character or nature of : one belonging to or associated with : one exhibiting or affected by
glycon ic
: one that produces
ecbol ic