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• -euse

  a suffix occurring in loanwords from french, forming feminine nouns corresponding to nouns ending in -eur: chanteuse.

• -ey

  variant of -y1 , especially after y: clayey. -ey2 variant of -y2 , especially after y. -ey suffix a variant of -y1 , -y2 -y1 suffix (from nouns) characterized by; consisting of; filled with; relating to; resembling sunny, sandy, smoky, cl-ssy (from verbs) tending to; acting or existing as specified leaky, shiny word origin -y2 […]

• -facient

  suffix, suffix indicating a state or quality absorbefacient, rubefacient word origin -facient suff. causing; bringing about: somnifacient. something that causes or brings about: abortifacient.

• -favoured

  adjective (in combination) having an appearance (as specified) ill-favoured

• -fer

  a combining form meaning “that which carries” the thing specified by the initial element, used in the formation of compound words: aquifer; conifer; foraminifer. -fer combining form indicating a person or thing that bears something specified crucifer, conifer word origin

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