I. (|)sik
chiefly Scotland
variant of such
II. transitive verb
or sick ˈsik
( sicced or sicked -kt ; sicced or sicked ; siccing or sicking ; sics or sicks )
Etymology: alteration of seek (I)
1. : seek , chase , attack — usually used as an imperative especially to a dog
sic 'em
2. : to incite or urge to an attack, to pursuit, or to harassment : set
tried to sic his old feist dog on us — Walter Karig
had to sic her lawyer on him first — John Dos Passos
Synonyms: see urge
III. ˈsik, ˈsēk adverb
Etymology: Latin, thus; akin to Latin si if, Old Latin soc so, Old English swā — more at so
: intentionally so written — used after a printed word or passage to indicate that it is intended exactly as printed
it is better to say … Teusday ( sic ) than Choosdy — R.S.Bridges
or to indicate that it exactly reproduces an original
all that glisters [ sic ] is not gold