Have you noticed how often we slap the suffix “worthy” on words when we pass judgment on things? When sizing up a television show, for instance, we might call it “cringeworthy” or ...

The suffix -gate isn’t entirely a function word—it still retains the meaning of “scandal.” But it could one day undergo what linguists call “grammaticalization,” when content words ...

The canonical use of -ish is as a suffix meaning “approximately,” as in bluish, tallish, sixish, or even hungry-ish. This is the definition—the only definition—that you’ll find in ...

When is the suffix -ation used? Find out what happens when you add the suffix -ation to the end of a word in this Bitesize KS1 and KS2 English guide.

The DNS suffix is one of the most important settings on a server’s network configuration, yet it is so easy to omit because the value is buried deep within the DNS tap of networking configuration.

I was certain that the entry for “Suffix for an extravaganza,” which is -ORAMA, must be pure crosswordese — then proved myself wrong by confirming it had a long history as a suffix meaning ...

When is the suffix -ation used? Find out what happens when you add the suffix -ation to the end of a word in this Bitesize KS1 and KS2 English guide.