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

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Origin of -atic

From Latin -āticus. See -ate¹, -ic

Words nearby -atic

Athos, athrill, athrocyte, athwart, athwartships, -atic, tight rein on, a, atigi, atilt, A time to be born and a time to die, atingle

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British Dictionary definitions for -atic

-atic

suffix forming adjectives

of the nature of the thing specifiedproblematic

Word Origin for -atic

from French -atique, from Greek -atikos

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