-istical

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Used to form adjectives meaning of or relating to corresponding nouns ending in -istic or -ist; most often redundant with respect to the latter which can also become adjectives through the addition of -ic alone, or with no change to the root noun. Hence, theist, theistic and theistical can all be used as the adjective form of theism.

Word forms

-istical

Etymology

Combination of the adjective suffixes -istic (-ist + -ic) and -al.

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