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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 ending in -ism (deistic; euphuistic; puristic). In nouns, it usually has a plural form (linguistics).
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Compare -ist, -ic, -ics.

Origin of -istic

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

Words nearby -istic

Isth., is that a fact?, isthmian, Isthmian Games, isthmus, -istic, -istical, -istics, istle, Istomin, Istria
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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 -istcommunistic; impressionistic

Word Origin for -istic

from Latin -isticus, from Greek istikos
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