-ic
suffix
[Language: Old French;Origin: -ique, from Latin -icus]
[in adjectives]
of, like, or related to a particular thing
photographic (=of photography)
an alcoholic drink (=containing alcohol)
polysyllabic (=containing severalsyllables)
pelvic (=of the pelvis)
Byronic (=like or connected with the poet Byron)
[in nouns]
someone who is affected by a particular unusual condition, a mental illness for example
an alcoholic (=someone who cannot stop drinking alcohol)
>-ically [ɪkli/