liŋˈgwistik, -tēk adjective
also lin·guist·i·cal -tə̇kəl, -tēk-
Etymology: linguist + -ic or -ical
1. : of or relating to language or to the knowledge or study of languages : relating to linguistics or to the affinities of languages
linguistic studies
the linguistic point of view
2. : constituting language
nonliterary linguistic acts — Joshua Whatmough