-ass
a combining form of -ss in the sense of ‘stupid person’ or ‘the b-ttocks’, used in slang words as an intensifier or with disparaging intent: big–ss; stupid–ss.
–ss
suffix
used to form adjectives
having b-ttocks of the specified sort: big–ss/ fat-ssed
used to form adjectives and nouns 2 having a specified character or nature to a high degree: bad-ss/ wild-ssed/ silly–ss
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- -assed
–ss suffix used to form adjectives having b-ttocks of the specified sort: big–ss/ fat-ssed used to form adjectives and nouns 2 having a specified character or nature to a high degree: bad-ss/ wild-ssed/ silly–ss
- -aster
a diminutive or pejorative suffix denoting something that imperfectly resembles or mimics the true thing: criticaster; poetaster, oleaster. -aster2 chiefly biology. a combining form with the meaning “star,” used in the formation of compound words: diaster. origin -aster suffix a person or thing that is inferior or bears only a poor resemblance to what is […]
- -ata
a plural suffix occurring in loanwords from latin, forming nouns used especially in names of zoological groups: vertebrata. -ata2 a plural suffix occurring in loanwords from greek: stomata. origin
- -ate
a suffix occurring in loanwords from latin, its english distribution paralleling that of latin. the form originated as a suffix added to a- stem verbs to form adjectives (separate). the resulting form could also be used independently as a noun (advocate) and came to be used as a stem on which a verb could be […]
- -ateria
-ateria suffix used to form nouns (variations: -teria or -eria or -eteria) place or establishment where the indicated thing is done or sold: bookateria/ caviarteria