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  • suffix obsolete of or pertaining to; adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.
  • suffix Relating to the whole of something.

Etymologies

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From Latin adjective suffix -alis.

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Examples

  • Other fours, according to the enneagram website, are Prince, Thomas Merton, and J.D. Salinger---all men of great artistic ability unlike me who looked for deeper meaning in a solitary manner, sometimes fanatically so.

    Tom Matlack: Is It Safe to Come Out of the Cave? Tom Matlack 2011

  • Other fours, according to the enneagram website, are Prince, Thomas Merton, and J.D. Salinger---all men of great artistic ability unlike me who looked for deeper meaning in a solitary manner, sometimes fanatically so.

    Tom Matlack: Is It Safe to Come Out of the Cave? Tom Matlack 2011

  • The opinion also likened his business to that of "stockbrokers, financial planners, investment bankers, business promoters, and dealers"-all of whom pay taxes on their income at rates up to 35%.

    unknown title 2011

  • Innovative Systems Group, Inc. is dedicated to providing exceptional quality and service relating to consulting expertise, and education -all while providing exciting and challenging opportunities for its dedicated employees.

    News - chicagotribune.com 2011

  • Since 1990 global emissions have risen 45%-all of it in countries outside the Kyoto targets.

    NYT > Home Page By ANDREW C. REVKIN 2011

  • Apple's filed complaint with the World Intellectual Property Organization against seven sites -all of which have iPhone in their url-including the especially troubling iPhone4s.com.

    Gizmodo Kyle Wagner 2011

  • In the trend-setting North American market, BlackBerry phones have gone from must-have messaging toys to outdated clunkers -all in the space of a few years.

    The Seattle Times 2012

  • But I have come to find it refreshing---all opinions are voiced and usually listened to.

    msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2011

  • In the trend-setting North American market, BlackBerry phones have gone from must-have messaging toys to outdated clunkers -all in the space of a few years.

    The Seattle Times 2012

  • The bridge had been up, so I had started from a stationary position, fell 15 feet from that start, tore my rotator cuff, had surgery and am still in physical therapy -all expensive.

    The Seattle Times 2011

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