English Explanatory Dictionary

sic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. Thus; as written; used to indicate, for example, that text is being quoted as it is from the source.
  2. Used in the manner of scare quotes
verb
  1. To mark with a bracketed sic.
verb
  1. To incite an attack by, especially a dog or dogs.
  2. To set upon; to chase; to attack.
noun
  1. Initialism of second-in-command.
  2. Initialism of School Improvement Council.

Pronunciation

/sɪk/ en-uk-sick.ogg en-us-sick.ogg

Word forms

sic sics siccing sicced sicc sick

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin sīc (“thus, so”).

Related words

sic pro sic passim sic transit gloria mundi sic semper tyrannis sic bo
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