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-atic

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


-atic

suffix forming adjectives

  1. of the nature of the thing specified

    problematic



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Word History and Origins

Origin of -atic1

From Latin -āticus. See -ate 1( def ), -ic ( def )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of -atic1

from French -atique, from Greek -atikos

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