-istical

suffix

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.

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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.

Origin

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

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APA

-istical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-istical

MLA

“-istical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-istical. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-istical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-istical.

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