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-istic

-istic suffix: used to form adjectives from nouns or from other adjectives, with the meaning "of or pertaining to" the preceding component.

Suffix

-istic

  1. Used to form adjectives from nouns or from other adjectives, with the meaning "of or pertaining to" the preceding component.

Origin of -istic

From -ist + -ic.

Words formed from -istic

Questions about -istic

What does -istic mean?
-istic means used to form adjectives from nouns or from other adjectives, with the meaning "of or pertaining to" the preceding component.
What part of speech is -istic?
-istic is a suffix.

Words near -istic in the dictionary

  1. -isms
  2. -ismus
  3. -ist
  4. -ista
  5. -istan
  6. -istic
  7. -istical
  8. -istically
  9. -istics
  10. -ists
  11. -isy

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