ictic

== English == === Etymology === Latin ictus (“a blow”). === Adjective === ictic (not comparable) Pertaining to, or caused by, a blow; sudden; abrupt. (poetry) of a syllable in verse, carrying the beat. === References === “ictic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.