† posticadj.

Forms: 1600s postick, 1600s posticke, 1600s postique.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin postīcus.

Etymology: < classical Latin postīcus situated at the back, rear < post after (see post- prefix) + -īcus (in antīcus antique adj. and n.).It is uncertain whether there is any connection with the following earlier use, apparently as noun in the sense ‘postscript’:a1529 J. Skelton Magnyfycence (?1530) sig. Biv^v Here is a pystell of a postyke.

Obsolete.

Hinder, posterior, back.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > position at the back > [adjective]

afterOE

afterwardOE

hinderc1290

hinderera1340

hinda1400

backc1490

reara1500

posterior1578

rearward1581

backwarda1616

hindsome1634

postica1638

averse1646

postern1648

postical1657

reverse1675

aft1711

retrospective1785

hindward1797

retral1822

western1829

postjacent1878

a1638 J. Mede Wks. (1672) 237 The lowest and most postick members of all.

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iii. xvii. 147 The posticke and backward position of the feminine parts in quadrupeds.

1664 S. Butler Hudibras: Second Pt. ii. i. 16 A Saxon Duke did grow so fat, That Mice..Eat Grots and Labyrinths to dwell in His postique parts, without his feeling.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	postic
释义	† posticadj. Forms: 1600s postick, 1600s posticke, 1600s postique. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin postīcus. Etymology: < classical Latin postīcus situated at the back, rear < post after (see post- prefix) + -īcus (in antīcus antique adj. and n.).It is uncertain whether there is any connection with the following earlier use, apparently as noun in the sense ‘postscript’:a1529 J. Skelton Magnyfycence (?1530) sig. Biv^v Here is a pystell of a postyke. Obsolete. Hinder, posterior, back. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > position at the back > [adjective] afterOE afterwardOE hinderc1290 hinderera1340 hinda1400 backc1490 reara1500 posterior1578 rearward1581 backwarda1616 hindsome1634 postica1638 averse1646 postern1648 postical1657 reverse1675 aft1711 retrospective1785 hindward1797 retral1822 western1829 postjacent1878 a1638 J. Mede Wks. (1672) 237 The lowest and most postick members of all. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iii. xvii. 147 The posticke and backward position of the feminine parts in quadrupeds. View more context for this quotation 1664 S. Butler Hudibras: Second Pt. ii. i. 16 A Saxon Duke did grow so fat, That Mice..Eat Grots and Labyrinths to dwell in His postique parts, without his feeling. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.a1638
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