Ictic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Ictic is an adjective meaning Pertaining to, or caused by, a blow; sudden; abrupt.
Meaning
Pertaining to, or caused by, a blow; sudden; abrupt.
More Meanings
- (poetry) of a syllable in verse, carrying the beat.
Example Sentences
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.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include jolting, impingent, peracute, precipitate, sudden, percutient.
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