Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ictic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ic-tic
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to, or caused by, a blow; sudden; abrupt.

adj

of a syllable in verse, carrying the beat.

Example Sentences

"It is not, on one hand, the power of omnipotence, or of a naked, ictic force, falling in secretly regenerative blows, like a slung shot in the night."

Etymology

Latin ictus (“a blow”).

Synonyms

ictal

Questions

What does ictic mean?: Pertaining to, or caused by, a blow; sudden; abrupt.
Where does ictic come from?: Latin ictus (“a blow”).

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