tisic

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A form of phthisic — A wasting illness of the lungs, such as asthma or tuberculosis; consumption; phthisis.

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Meanings

adjectivetisic (comparative more tisic, superlative most tisic)

comparative more tisic · superlative most tisic

  1. alternativedatedAlternative form of phthisic (“consumptive; phthisical”).
nountisic (countable and uncountable, plural tisics)

plural tisics

  1. alternativecountabledateduncountableAlternative form of phthisic (“consumption; phthisis”).

Origin

From phthisic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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