Suffixes to form adjectives

-able / -ible

Capable of being or worthy of
e.g. read-, wash-, ed-

-al / -ial / -ical

Pertaining to (= to be connected with a particular subject, event, or situation) or relating to
e.g. nation-, music-, historic-

-ful

Full of or characterized by
e.g. joy-, beauti-, help-

-ic

Pertaining to or having the nature of
e.g. poet-, histor-, scientif-

-ive

Having the nature of or tending to
e.g. creat-, talkat-, support-

-less

Without or lacking
e.g. hope-, care-, power-

-ous / -ious

Full of or possessing qualities of
e.g.danger-, curi-, grac-

-y

Characterized by or inclined to
e.g. rain-, mess-, sleep-

-ose

Full of, relating to
e.g. bellicose

-ish

Having the quality of or somewhat like
e.g. child-, green-, fool-

-ant / -ent

Having the quality of or inclined to
e.g. brilli-, independ-, vac-

-ary

Relating to or connected with
e.g. custom-, diet-, moment-

-en

Made of or resembling
e.g. wood-, gold-, wooll-

-like

Resembling (=to look like or be like someone or something) or characteristic of
e.g. child-, war-, lady-

-ly

Characteristic of or in the manner of
e.g. friend-, coward-, order-

-an / -ian

Relating to a place, person, or field
e.g. Americ-, Christi-, Elizabeth-, Shakespeare-

-ile

Capable of or relating to
e.g. fragl-, fert-, juven-, doc-

-some

Tending to or causing
e.g. trouble-, tire-, fear-, win-

-esque

In the style or manner (=the way in which something is done) of
e.g. pictur-, Kafka-, statu-, grot-

-ate

Having or characterized by
e.g. passion-, fortun-, consider-, desol-

-ine

Of or pertaining to (=to be connected with a particular subject, event, or situation)
e.g. can-, fel-, mar-, div-

-ical

Pertaining to or relating to
e.g. mag-, log-, theatr-