[Latin] sic (sɪk) vb(tr) ,sics,sickingorsicked 1.to turn on or attack: used only in commands, as to a dog 2.to urge (a dog) to attack [C19: dialect variant of seek] sic (sɪk) determiner,adv a Scot word forsuch ...
(redirected fromSic (latin)) Also found in:Dictionary,Thesaurus,Medical,Legal,Financial. SIC (electricity) dielectric constant McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. ...
First recorded in 1400–50;Middle English(north and Scots);such Origin ofsic3 First recorded in 1885–90; fromLatinsīc Discover More Example Sentences Or why they’ve been so listless in their coverage of Trump’s threats to sic the military on the “enemy within”?
(from Latin) written after a word that you have copied from somewhere, to show that you know that the word is wrongly spelled or wrong in some other way In the letter to parents it said: ‘The school is proud of it’s [sic] record of excellence’. ...
(Elements & Compounds) a substance added to a liquid to promote drying: used in paints and some medicines [C16: from Late Latinsiccātīvus,from Latinsiccāreto dry up, fromsiccusdry] Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 19...
English - Etymology From Latin sīc (“thus, so”). Adverb sic (not comparable) thus; thus written Usage notes The word sic may be used in brackets to show that an uncommon or archaic usage is reported faithfully: for instance, quoting the U.S. Constitution: The House of Representatives...
"such," a Latin word insertion parenthetically in printed quotation to call attention to error in the original; literally "so, thus, in this way," related to or emphatic of si "if," from PIE root *so- "this, that" (source also of Old English sio "she"). It was used regularly in...
insertion in printed quotation to call attention to error in the original; Latin, literally "so, thus, in this way," related to or emphatic ofsi"if," from PIE root*so-"this, that" (cognates: Old Englishsio"she"). Used regularly in English articles from 1876, perhaps by influence of ...
sic on He sicced his lawyers on them. 他向自己的律师告发了他们。 From Longman Business Dictionary SICSIC written abbreviation forSTANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION Originsic1 (1800-1900)Latin“so, in this way” sic2 (1800-1900)seek
Sic is a Latin term meaning “so, thus.” A complete word that requires no punctuation or abbreviation, it is found only in direct quotations and other directly quoted material to indicate that something was communicated “in this manner.” Writers include it to inform readers that something in...