-istical

English

Etymology

Combination of the adjective suffixes -istic and -al.

Suffix

-istical

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.

Derived terms

• atavistical
• deistical
• pantheistical
• statistical
• theistical

Anagrams

• italics, laicist