sic
sic is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Such. [Scot.]
- 2.Thus. Note: This word is sometimes inserted in a quotation [sic], to call attention to the fact that some remarkable or inaccurate expression, misspelling, or the like, is literally reproduced.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- accord
- among
- and
- angel
- arbitrary
- autocratic
- benefactor
- bid
- blow
- boutade
- brain
- brick
- camel
- capriccio
- caprice
- capricious
- captious
- casual
- chase
- choice
- cold
- community
- contrary
- crotchet
- crotchety
- deliberately
- demigod
- deuce
- diamond
- discretion
- discretional
- discretionary
- duckling
- earth
- eccentric
- erratic
- escapade
- est
- example
- fad
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is sic.
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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