Pronunciation

• AHD : sĭk
• IPA : /sɪk/
• SAMPA : /sIk/

Etymology

from the Latin sic, meaning thus or so.

Homophones

• sick

Adverb

sic

1. thus; thus written

   Used in quoted material (usually between brackets, "[]") to indicate that a previous phrase or word was quoted as it was in the source, despite the fact that it contains an error, often a grammatical error. Sic is also used following a word or phrase that contains an intentional error.

Example

There is a software package for checking the spelling of URL's sent to the Apache webserver whose name is intentionally humorously mispelled [sic]. The manual sometimes refers to it as "mod_speling (sic)" to emphasize there is no mistake in the documentation.

Transitive verb

sic (sicced )

1. to incite an attack, especially by dogs.

See also

• sic passim: The preceding word, phrase, or term will be used in the same manner (or form) throughout the text
• sic transit gloria mundi (thus passes the glory of the world): The end of an important era