Adjectives

Adjectives describe or modify nouns. Adjectives tell the reader more about the noun used in the sentence.



A

* -able, -ible
o Adjective: worth, ability
+ solvable : able to be solved or explained
# solv + able
+ incredible: not able to be believed, amazing
# in + cred + ible

* -al, -ial, -ical
o Adjective: quality, relation
+ structural : related to the physical make up of a thing
# struct + ure + al
+ territorial: related to nearby or local areas
# territ + or + ial
+ categorical: related to a category, aboslute
# cate + gor + ical

* -ant, -ent, -ient
o Adjective: kind of agent, indication
+ important : marked by worth
# im + port + ant
+ dependent: determined or relying upon something else
# de + pend + ent
+ convenient: at hand, easy to use
# con + ven + ient

* -ar, -ary
o Adjective: resembling, related to
+ spectacular : related to something that is eye-catching or amazing
# spectac + ul + ar
+ unitary : related to units or single groups representing quantities
# unit + ary

* -ate
o Adjective: kind of state
+ inviolate : not disturbed, pure
# in + viol + ate





E

* -ed
o Adjective: having the quality of
+ terraced : having terraces or steps
# terrac + ed

* -en
o Adjective: material
+ silken : made from silk, a fiber produced by worms
# silk + en

* -er
o Adjective: comparative
+ brighter : more light
# bright + er

* -est
o Adjective: superlative
+ strongest : having the most strength
# strong + est





F

* -ful
o Adjective: having, giving, marked by
+ fanciful : marked by imagination
# fanci + ful





I

* -ic
o Adjective: quality, relation
+ generic : related to a whole group
# gener + ic

* -ile
o Adjective: having the qualities of
+ projectile : something thrown with an outside force
# pro + ject + ile

* -ing
o Adjective: activity
+ cohering : the act of sticking together
# co + her + ing

* -ish
o Adjective: having the character of
+ newish : modern, recent
# new + ish

* -ive, -ative, -itive
o Adjective: having the quality of
+ festive : having the quality of a festival or party
# fest + ive
+ cooperative : being able or willing to work with another person or thing
# co + oper + ative
+ sensitive: easily felt, responsive to the senses
# sens + itive





L

* -less
o Adjective: without, missing
+ motiveless : a reason for someone to do something
# mot + ive + less





O

* -ous, -eous, -ose, -ious
o Adjective: having the quality of, relating to
+ adventurous : characterized by the desire to seek new experiences or risks
# ad + vent + ur + ous
+ courageous : characterized by courage, brave
# cour + ag + eous
+ verbose: having more words than needed
# verb + ose
+ fractious: characterized by being difficult or troublesome
# fract + ious





Y

* -y
o Adjective: marked by, having
+ hungry : having hunger, marked by a desire
# hungr + y





ADVERBS

Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives and other adverbs.

INDEX: F L W

F

* -fold
o Adverb: in a manner of, marked by
+ fourfold : being four times as great
# four + fold





L

* -ly
o Adverb: in the manner of
+ fluently : marked by ease of movement, effortlessly smooth
# flu + ent + ly





W

* -ward
o Adverb: in a direction or manner
+ homeward : toward home
# home + ward

* -wise
o Adverb: in the manner of, with regard to
+ timewise : with regard to time
# time + wise



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