THE ADJECTIVE SUFFIX
A suffix is
a letter/a group of letters attached to the end of a word to form a new word or
to change the grammatical function (part of speech) of the original word.
Adjective Suffixes
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-al,
-ial, -ical -able,
-ible -an,
-ian -ary -full -ic -ive |
-less -like -y -ous,
-ose -ant,
-ent -ile -ish |
Common
Adjective Suffixes in English
-al, -ial,
-ical
Meaning:
Relating
to, having the quality of
Examples:
Accidental,
educational, brutal, historical, regional, social, universal, personal…
-able,
-ible
Meaning:
Capable or
worthy of, tending to
Examples:
Flammable,
discernible, culpable…
-an, -ian
Meaning:
One who is
or does, related to
Examples:
Agrarian,
simian…
-ary
Meaning:
Relating to
quality or place
Examples:
Customary,
momentary, cautionary, dietary…
-full
Meaning:
Full of,
tending or liable to
Examples:
Beautiful,
wonderful, awful, skillful, successful…
-ic
Meaning:
Pertaining
or relating to
Examples:
Athletic,
historical, scenic, fantastic…
-ive
Meaning:
Performing
or tending toward
Examples:
Cooperative,
supportive, sensitive…
-ish
Meaning:
Origin,
nature
Examples:
Foolish,
childish, selfish, sheepish, pinkish…
-less
Meaning:
Without,
lacking, unable to act
Examples:
Powerless,
friendless, worthless, useless, homeless…
-like
Meaning:
Like
Examples:
Lifelike,
ladylike, warlike, childlike, birdlike…
-y
Meaning:
Characterized
by, tending to
Examples:
Rainy,
funny, dirty, messy, dirty…
-ous, -ose
Meaning:
Full of,
relating to
Examples:
Poisonous,
dangerous, nervous, mysterious, victorious, bellicose…
-ant, -ent
Meaning:
Performing
or being
Examples:
Important,
incessant, independent…
-ile
Meaning:
Tending to,
capable of
Examples:
Futile, senile, fragile…
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