Ictic

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to, or caused by, a blow; sudden; abrupt. not-comparable

    "It is not, on one hand, the power of omnipotence, or of a naked, ictic force, falling in secretly regenerative blows, like a slung shot in the night."

  2. 2
    of a syllable in verse, carrying the beat. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to a seizure or convulsion wordnet

Synonyms

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ictalictal

Example

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"It is not, on one hand, the power of omnipotence, or of a naked, ictic force, falling in secretly regenerative blows, like a slung shot in the night."

Etymology

Latin ictus (“a blow”).

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