-istic


a suffix of adjectives (and in the plural, of nouns from adjectives) formed from nouns ending in -ist and having reference to such nouns, or to associated nouns in -ism (deistic; euphuistic; puristic). In nouns, it usually has a plural form (linguistics).
Compare -ist, -ic, -ics.

Origin of -istic

< Latin -isticus < Greek -istikos; in some words, replacing -istique < French < Latin, as above

Words nearby -istic

British Dictionary definitions for -istic

-istic

suffix forming adjectives

equivalent to a combination of -ist and -ic but in some words having a less specific or literal application and sometimes a mildly pejorative force, as compared with corresponding adjectives ending in -ist communistic; impressionistic

Word Origin for -istic

from Latin -isticus, from Greek istikos