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Suffixes and Meaning
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -y | creates adjectives |
| -ly, -ily | creates adverbs |
| -er, -ier | compares 2 things |
| -est, -iest | compares more than 2 things |
| -er, -or | doer |
| -ian, -ist | agents, someone or somethings that does |
| -ment | action or process |
| -ness | state of being |
| -less | without |
| -ory, -ary, -ery | signals noun or adjective |
| -ity, -ty | condition or quality of something |
| -ic | related to or associated with |
| -al, -ial | related to or associated with |
| -ful | full of |
| -ous, -ious | having qualities of |
| -en | to cause to be or to be |
| -ize | to cause to be or to be |
| -ify | to cause to be or to be |