2006-11-12 22:54:49 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
addicted to like a person being addicted to wok is wokoholic
2006-11-12 22:58:04 · answer #1 · answered by raj 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ic - forms adjectives which indicate that something or someone is connected with a particular thing. For example, photographic equipment is equipment connected with photography.
Taken from: http://www.collins.co.uk/wordexchange/Default.aspx?pg=111
It has many other lovely suffix meanings for your perusal.
2006-11-12 23:04:17 · answer #2 · answered by The Pirate Captain 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The person who thought of the word 'Alcoholic' had a slight hiccup at the time. lol
2006-11-12 22:59:12 · answer #3 · answered by Polo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means the person who si having that particular problem,for eg.a person who has schizophrenia is caleed as a schizophrenic.
2006-11-12 23:05:36 · answer #4 · answered by sunny10 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
'ic' it refers to the person so if i am energetic
then i am a person who performs the action of having energy
2006-11-13 01:41:52 · answer #5 · answered by Ahmed M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All those are Greek words anding in ICOS(ΙΚΟΣ) like
ΑΛΚΟΟΛΙΚΟΣ ΣΧΙΖΟΦΡΕΝΙΚΟΣ ΑΓΟΡΑΦΟΒΙΚΟΣ ΥΔΡΟΦΟΒΙΚΟΣ.In English they found them long and cut them..
In Latin they did not cut them ALCOHOLICUS etc
2006-11-13 00:05:55 · answer #6 · answered by qwine2000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
'ic' as a suffix means 'pertaining to'
'phobic' means 'pertaining to fear'
2006-11-13 04:47:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
of ,or pertaining to.
in other words sufferer of
2006-11-12 22:58:21 · answer #8 · answered by mintycakeyfroggy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
person
2006-11-12 22:59:11 · answer #9 · answered by Sid B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋