Definition of: ic

1. Of or pertaining to: volcanic.
2. Like; resembling; characteristic of: angelic.
3. Consisting of; containing: alcoholic.
4. Produced or caused by: Homeric.
5. Related to; connected with: domestic.
6. Chem. Having a higher valence than that indicated by –ous: said of elements in compounds: cupric oxide, sulfuric acid.
—Of nouns:
1. By the conversion of adjectives in any of the above senses: Stoic, public.
2. The art or knowledge of: rhetoric, music. [<F -ique <L -icus <Gk. -ikos]♦ –ic, –icly
A few adjectives in –ic form adverbs in –icly, as, publicly, but the adverb is usually formed by adding –ally: musically, rhythmically, volcanically. See also note under –ICAL, –ICS.