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suffixive

suffixive adjective: forming words through the addition of a suffix or suffixes.

Adjective

suffixive (not comparable)

  1. (dated) Forming words through the addition of a suffix or suffixes
    • The genius, in the French sense, of creole is its tendency to form phrases with a minimum of connectives, often through the use of suffixive combinations […]2000, George Lang, Entwisted Tongues: Comparative Creole Literatures, →ISBN, page 216
    Synonyms:
    suffixative

Synonyms of suffixive

Origin of suffixive

From suffix + -ive.

Questions about suffixive

What does suffixive mean?
Suffixive means forming words through the addition of a suffix or suffixes.
What part of speech is suffixive?
Suffixive is an adjective.

Words near suffixive in the dictionary

  1. suffixhood
  2. suffixing
  3. suffixings
  4. suffixion
  5. suffixions
  6. suffixive
  7. suffixless
  8. suffixlessness
  9. suffixlike
  10. suffixness
  11. suffixoid

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