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suffixal

suffixal adjective: that is modified by the addition of a suffix.

Adjective

suffixal (not comparable)

  1. That is modified by the addition of a suffix.
  2. Taking the role of a suffix.
  3. That tends to make use of suffixes (more than prefixes) to create grammatical forms; suffixing.

Origin of suffixal

From suffix + -al.

Words formed from suffixal

Questions about suffixal

What does suffixal mean?
Suffixal means that is modified by the addition of a suffix.
What part of speech is suffixal?
Suffixal is an adjective.

Words near suffixal in the dictionary

  1. suffisant
  2. suffix
  3. suffix tree
  4. suffix trees
  5. suffixable
  6. suffixal
  7. suffixally
  8. suffixation
  9. suffixational
  10. suffixations
  11. suffixative

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