Function: adjective suffix
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French -ic, -ique, from Latin -icus ― more at -Y
1 : having the character or form of : being <panoram ic > : consisting of <run ic >
2 a : of or relating to <alderman ic > b : related to, derived from, or containing <alcohol ic >
3 : in the manner of : like that of : characteristic of <Byron ic >
4 : associated or dealing with <Ved ic > : utilizing <electron ic >
5 : characterized by : exhibiting <nostalg ic > : affected with <allerg ic >
6 : caused by <amoeb ic >
7 : tending to produce <analges ic >
8 : having a valence relatively higher than in compounds or ions named with an adjective ending in -ous <ferr ic iron>