Sic (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used with object), sicced or sicked [sikt], /sɪkt/, sic·cing or sick·ing.
  1. to attack (used especially in commanding a dog): Sic 'em!
  2. to incite to attack (usually followed by on).
adjective Chiefly Scot.
  1. such.
adverb Latin.
  1. so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: He signed his name as e. e. cummings (sic).
U.S. Government.
  1. Standard Industrial Classification: a system used by the federal government to classify business activities for analytical and reporting purposes.
abbreviation
  1. Sicilian.
  2. Sicily.
adverb
  1. so or thus: inserted in brackets in a written or printed text to indicate that an odd or questionable reading is what was actually written or printed
verb sics, sicking or sicked (tr)
  1. to turn on or attack: used only in commands, as to a dog
  2. to urge (a dog) to attack
determiner, adverb
  1. a Scot word for such
Sic (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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