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Whats the meaning of the suffix -ive i cant find it anywhere

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the suffix ive means "tending to", "doing" or "being".

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-ive. a suffix of adjectives (and nouns of adjectival origin) expressing tendency, disposition, function, connection, etc.: active; corrective; destructive; detective; passive; sportive. Similarly, you may ask, what are words that end with Ive?

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