-ive
An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the nature of, tending to; as, affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective, diminutive.
Nearby words
A suffix signifying full of, abounding with; as, boastful, harmful, woeful.
having a usually specified type of handle; as, a pearl-handled revolver; a long-handled shovel.
A variant of -hood.
See Stratographic.
A hypothetical compound, C2H2N4 which may be regarded as benzene with four CH groups replaced by nitrogen atoms; also, any of various derivatives of the same. There are three isomeric varieties.
A suffix meaning through marriage. See in-law.
A verb suffix signifying to make, to do, to practice; as, apologize, baptize, theorize, tyrannize.
A diminutive suffix; as, manikin; lambkin.
A noun suffix having a diminutive force; as in streamlet, wavelet, armlet.
An oily liquid substance, C8H13O2N, the chief alkaloid of the betel nut, to which the latter owes its anthelmintic action.
A noun suffix, commonly having a diminutive or a depreciatory force; as in duckling, gosling, hireling, fosterling, firstling, underling.
See -lith.