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-istic

adjectival word-forming element, from French -istique or directly from Latin -isticus, from Greek -istikos, a compound of the adjectival suffix -ikos (see -ic) + the noun suffix -istes (see -ist).

voyeuristic (adj.)

1919, from voyeur + -istic. Related: Voyeuristically.

anachronistic (adj.)

"erroneous in date, involving anachronism," 1775; see anachronism + -istic.

stylistic (adj.)

"of or relating to style," 1843; see style (n.) + -istic.

euphemistic (adj.)

1830; see euphemism + -istic. Related: Euphemistically (1833).

formalistic (adj.)

1846; see formalism + -istic.

narcissistic (adj.)

"marked by excessive self-love," 1912, see narcissism + -istic. Sometimes erroneously as narcistic. Related: Narcissistically.

atavistic (adj.)

"pertaining to atavism," 1847; from stem of atavism + -istic.

cannibalistic (adj.)

"characterized by cannibalism," 1840, from cannibal + -istic. Elder, but swallowed up by the later word, were cannibalic, cannibalish (both from 1824), cannibalean (c. 1600).

animalistic (adj.)

"characterized by animalism" in the negative sense; "motivated by sensual appetites," 1877; see animal (n.) + -istic.

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