Definition of 'sic'
Etymology 1
From (etyl) .
Adverb
(-)
thus; thus written
Usage notes
The word sic may be used in brackets to show that an uncommon or archaic]] usage is reported faithfully: for instance, quoting the [[:w:United States Constitution|U.S. Constitution:
: The House of Representatives shall chuse [sic ] their Speaker ...
It may also be used to highlight a perceived error, sometimes for the purpose of ridicule, as in this example from :
: Warehouse has been around for 30 years and has 263 stores, suggesting a large fan base. The chain sums up its appeal thus: "styley [sic], confident, sexy, glamorous, edgy, clean and individual, with it's [sic] finger on the fashion pulse."Related terms
* sic passim (Used to indicate that the preceding word, phrase, or term is used in the same manner (or form) throughout the remainder of a text. )
* sic transit gloria mundi (Fame is temporary.'') (Literally: ''So passes the glory of the world. )
* sic semper tyrannis (Thus always to tyrants, shouted by . )
See also
* shurely shome mishtake (A jocular alternative to sic.)
Verb
(
sicc)
To mark with a bracketed sic.["sic, adv. (and n.)" Oxford English Dictionary , Second Edition 1989. Oxford University Press.]
- E. Belfort Bax wrote "... the modern reviewer's taste is not really shocked by half the things he sics or otherwise castigates."''
[E. Belfort Bax. '' ]On Some Forms of Modern Cant
Etymology 2
Variant of (seek).
Alternative forms
* sick
Verb
(
sicc)
To incite an attack by, especially a dog or dogs.
- He sicced his dog on me!
To set upon; to chase; to attack.
- Sic 'em, Mitzi.
Usage notes
* The sense of "set upon" is most commonly used as an imperative, in a command to an animal.
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