What does the suffix ive mean in attractive

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What does the suffix ive mean in attractive

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-ive is a suffix that turns other words into adjectives. The verb Attract becomes attractive. Similarly to this, Respect can become respective, represent can become representative, etc.

MonkeyWrench answered Mar 22, 2017

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