Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • suffix Of, relating to, or being.
  • suffix Characteristic of.
  • suffix Having the usually undesirable qualities of.
  • suffix Approximately; somewhat.
  • suffix Tending toward; preoccupied with.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Middle English, from Old English -isc.]

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