Definition of "itic" [itic]

• A termination of adjectives of Latin or Greek origin or type, from nouns or adjectives in -ite, as in anthracitic, dendritic, hematitic, pyritic, etc., and Hamitic, Semitic, etc. It is sometimes used without an intermediate form in -ite. In granitic the termination is -ite + -ic. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "At the Creative Arts Emmys over the weekend, Haspiel took home a trophy for his work on the network's "Bored to Death," the comedic tales of a "noir-itic" gumshoe starring Jason Schwartzman, Ted Danson and Zach Galifianakis."
• "The reader should not only pardon me, but should be grateful if by adding another name to the list I point out the most common cause, namely, _diaper-itic proctitis_."
• "Because "the B.C. Liberals have failed to take a stand on this issue", in November 2009, the NDP's Environment C.itic introduced his private member's bill (Bill M 206) to ban the sale and use of cosmetic pesticides in BC."