Suffix
Added to nouns and verbs (often Latinate) to form adjectives meaning “of”, “pertaining to”, or “serving for”.
Usage- morpheme
- not-comparable
- Examples
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excrete + -ory → excretory
sense + -ory → sensory
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statute + -ory → statutory
Suffix
Added to nouns and verbs (often Latinate) to form nouns meaning “that which pertains to or serves for”.
Usage- morpheme
- Examples
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ambulate + -ory → ambulatory
incense + -ory → incensory
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interrogate + -ory → interrogatory