Common Suffixes: Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ive, -ative, -itive

This vocabulary list features words with the common suffix that means "tending to; having the nature of."
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  1. abusive
    characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment
  2. active
    characterized by energetic movement
  3. adaptive
    having a capacity for change
  4. additive
    characterized or produced by addition
  5. assertive
    aggressively self-assured
  6. attentive
    taking heed
  7. captive
    a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
  8. collective
    done by or characteristic of individuals acting together
  9. competitive
    involving rivalry over something
  10. conservative
    resistant to change
  11. cooperative
    involving the joint activity of two or more
  12. creative
    having the ability or power to invent or make something
  13. cumulative
    increasing by successive addition
  14. definitive
    clearly formulated
  15. directive
    a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity
  16. effective
    producing or capable of producing an intended result
  17. excessive
    beyond normal limits
  18. extensive
    large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
  19. impulsive
    without forethought
  20. incentive
    a positive motivational influence
  21. inquisitive
    given to questioning
  22. intensive
    characterized by a heightened level or degree
  23. inventive
    marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
  24. objective
    the goal intended to be attained
  25. positive
    characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance
  26. progressive
    favoring or promoting modern or innovative ideas
  27. sensitive
    responsive to physical stimuli
  28. substantive
    having a firm basis in reality and therefore important
  29. talkative
    friendly and open and willing to communicate
  30. supportive
    furnishing assistance
Created on Fri May 03 15:22:06 EDT 2024 (updated Fri Jul 26 16:26:27 EDT 2024)

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