-istic

See also: istic and -ístic

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Middle English -ist

English -ist

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Italic *-kos

Latin -cus

Latin -icuslbor.

Old French -iquebor.

Middle English -ik

English -ic

English -istic

From -ist +‎ -ic.

Suffix

-istic

1. Used to form adjectives from nouns or from other adjectives, with the meaning "of or pertaining to" the preceding component.

Derived terms

• -istical
• -istically

English terms suffixed with -istic

abolitionistic

absolutistic

abstractionistic

actualistic

adventuristic

Africanistic

agapeistic

agapistic

ageistic

alarmistic

albinistic

alchemistic

allegoristic

allistic

Americanistic

anacolouthistic

anacoluthistic

anergistic

angelistic

animalculistic

animalistic

annalistic

annexationistic

anomalistic

antinovelistic

antiphlogistic

apartheidistic

aprioristic

atavistic

atomistic

Atticistic

authoritarianistic

autistic

avantgardistic

bibliopolistic

bimetallistic

biologistic

bioterroristic

bureaucratistic

cabalistic

cacoepistic

Calvinistic

cannibalistic

canonistic

caricaturistic

carnivalistic

cartoonistic

characteristic

chloristic

Christianistic

citharistic

cladistics

clavieristic

clientelistic

coatomistic

coloristic

colouristic

communalistic

computationalistic

computeristic

computistic

consequentialistic

constitutionalistic

constructionistic

contextualistic

contractualistic

creolistic

creolistics

criminalistic

cronyistic

Darwinistic

deductivistic

denialistic

dereistic

descriptionistic

dialogistic

dominionistic

dualistic

duopolistic

dysphemistic

dystheistic

egalitarianistic

eliminativistic

Elistic

emergentistic

emotionalistic

empiristic

epiphenomenalistic

epitomistic

erythristic

ethicistic

ethnicistic

eudaemonistic

euhemeristic

eulogistic

eunuchistic

euphuistic

Europeanistic

euthanistic

evidentialistic

evolutionistic

exhibitionistic

existentialistic

exorcistic

externalistic

familistic

faunistic

fetishistic

feudalistic

floristic

folkloristic

footballistic

Fordistic

formulistic

foundationalistic

Fourieristic

frequentistic

frotteuristic

functionalistic

fundamentalistic

futuristic

generalistic

generativistic

gradualistic

guitaristic

heathenistic

Hebraistic

hegemonistic

herbalistic

heuristic

Hinduistic

historicistic

holistic

hylozoistic

idealistic

illusionistic

imagistic

immanentistic

immoralistic

imperialistic

impressionistic

incrementalistic

individualistic

inductivistic

intellectualistic

intentionalistic

interimistic

internalistic

interpretivistic

interventionistic

intuitionistic

irrationalistic

isolationistic

Jainistic

jargonistic

jazzistic

jihadistic

jingoistic

journalistic

laicistic

lamaistic

Latinistic

legalistic

lesbianistic

leucistic

liberalistic

librettistic

machinistic

machoistic

magiristic

manneristic

marginalistic

Martinistic

masculinistic

masochistic

materialistic

maternalistic

matristic

McCarthyistic

mechanistic

medievalistic

mediumistic

melanistic

melioristic

memoiristic

mercantilistic

meroistic

militaristic

miniaturistic

minimalistic

misoneistic

modernistic

monopolistic

monopsonistic

moralistic

Mormonistic

multiculturalistic

muralistic

Muslimistic

mutistic

Anagrams

• cisti, tisic