-ific

English

Etymology

From Latin -ficus, from facere (“to make”).

Suffix

-ific

  1. Creating or causing something.
    horrific: causing horror
  2. (informal) Very; extremely; forming adjectives from nouns.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -ific
ascientific
aurific
carbonific
chylific
colorific
colourific
hipsterific
honorific
honourific
Imeldific
optimific
pseudoscientific
pulsific
rabific
scientific
sebific
somnific
soporific
specific
spoilerific
spumific
sudorific
swaggerific
torporific
vaporific
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