suffixive

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English

Etymology

suffix +‎ -ive

Adjective

suffixive (not comparable)

(linguistics, dated) Forming words through the addition of a suffix or suffixes
- 2000, George Lang, Entwisted Tongues: Comparative Creole Literatures‎^[1], →ISBN, page 216:
  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 […]

Synonyms

suffixative

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