Power Suffixes for Twelfth Grade Students: -ary

Learn these words formed with the suffix -ary, meaning "of or relating to."
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  1. sanguinary
    accompanied by bloodshed
  2. fragmentary
    consisting of small disconnected parts
  3. supplementary
    functioning in a supporting capacity
  4. evolutionary
    relating to the development of a species
  5. pulmonary
    relating to or affecting the lungs
  6. discretionary
    having the ability to act according to your own judgment
  7. complementary
    serving to fill out, enhance, or supply what is lacking
  8. supernumerary
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  9. centenary
    the 100th anniversary, or the celebration of it
  10. sedimentary
    formed by or containing the accumulation of deposited matter
  11. probationary
    under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon
Created on Fri Jun 06 13:07:53 EDT 2025 (updated Fri Jun 06 19:03:41 EDT 2025)

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