-atic

a suffix used in forming adjectives from verbs and nouns: aquatic, enzymatic.

Origin of -atic

< Latin -āticus. See -ate1, -ic

Words nearby -atic

-ast, -aster, -ata, -ate, -athon, -atic, -ation, -ative, -ator, -atory, -bacter

British Dictionary definitions for -atic

-atic

suffix forming adjectives

of the nature of the thing specified problematic

Word Origin for -atic

from French -atique, from Greek -atikos