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Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -able, -ible | can be done |
| -al, -ial | having characteristics of |
| -ed | past-tense verbs |
| -en | made of |
| -er | comparative (big, BIGGER, biggest) |
| -er | one who... |
| -est | comparative (big, bigger, BIGGEST) |
| -ful | full of... |
| -ic | having characteristics of |
| -ing | verb form/present participle |
| -ion, -tion, -ation, -ition | act, process |
| -ity, -ty | state of |
| -ive, -ative, -itive | adjective form of a noun |
| -less | without |
| -ly | characteristic of... |
| -ment | action or process |
| -ness | state of, condition of |
| -ous, -eous, -ious | possessing the qualities of... |
| -s, -es | more than one |
| -y | characterized by |