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Adjective-Forming Suffixes

Adjectives in -ful

This list is one of a collection of adjective-forming suffixes. This first list contains adjectives with the suffix '-ful' which will soon be followed by

adjectives with the suffix '-less' e.g. careless, helpless ...

adjectives with the suffix '-ous' e.g. generous, marvelous ...

adjectives with the suffix '-some' e.g. tiresome, handsome ...

Adjectives that start with the letter ...

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A

- Artful: crafty - devious - sly
- Awful: unpleasant - appalling - bad

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B

- Baneful: evil or causing evil
- Bashful: shy - timid - blushing
- Beautiful: good-looking - attractive - pretty - cute
- Bellyful: (noun) to have had more than enough.
- Boastful: arrogant - immodest - vain
- Bountiful: abundant - plentiful - numerous
- Bowlful (noun): A bowl full of something: e.g. 'A bowlful of fruit'
- Boxful: (noun): A box full of something: e.g. 'A boxful of chalk'
- Bucketful (noun): Anything the bucket can contain: e.g.: 'a bucketful of water'

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C

- Careful: cautious - vigilant - wary
- Cheerful: happy - jolly - merry - smiling
- Colorful: multicolored - bright - vivid
- Cupful: (noun): A cup full of something: e.g. 'A cupful of sugar'

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D

- Deceitful: dishonest - lying - cunning
- Delightful: pleasant - charming - enjoyable
- Disdainful: scornful - sneering - derisive
- Disgraceful: shameful - disgraceful - shocking
- Disrespectful: impolite - insolent - bad-mannered
- Distasteful: repugnant - offensive - obnoxious
- Distrustful: suspicious - doubting - skeptical
- Doleful: unhappy - sad - miserable
- Doubtful: unsure - uncertain - disbelieving
- Dreadful: terrible - horrible - frightening
- Dutiful: obedient - loyal - respectful

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E

- Eventful: exciting - busy - lively

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F

- Faithful: true - realistic - exact - loyal
- Fanciful: imaginary - whimsical - fantastic
- Fearful: afraid - frightened - scared
- Fistful (noun): The amount that can be held within a fist: e.g. 'A fistful of grains'.
- Flavorful: tasty - savory - sweet
- Forgetful: (inclined to forget) absentminded - scatterbrained - dreamy
- Fretful: worried - agitated - nervous
- Frightful: fearsome - horrible - terrifying
- Fruitful: fertile - productive - rich

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G

- Gainful: profitable - paid - productive
- Graceful: stylish - refined - elegant - charming - attractive - lovely
- Grateful: appreciative - obliged - indebted

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H

- Handful (noun): As much or as many as the hand will grasp: e.g.: 'A handful of dollars'.
- Harmful: risky - destructive - damaging - dangerous - unsafe
- Hateful: detestable - vile - odious
- Healthful: healthy - wholesome - nourishing
- Heedful: mindful - vigilant - watchful
- Helpful: caring - supportive - cooperative
- Hopeful: confident - optimistic - promising
- Hurtful: cruel - upsetting - unkind

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I

[No adjectives found]

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J

- Joyful: enjoyable - fantastic - carefree

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K

[No adjectives found]

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L

- Lawful: legal - legitimate - legalized

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M

- Meaningful: important - significant
- Mindful: watchful - wary - attentive
- Mistrustful: suspicious - distrustful - wary
- Mournful: desolate - sorrowful - sad
- Mouthful (noun): a mouth full of something

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N

- Neglectful: negligent - lax - casual

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O

[No adjctives found]

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P

- Painful: aching - sore - hurting
- Peaceful: nonviolent - calm - quiet
- Playful: good-humored - lighthearted - good-natured
- Plentiful: abundant - copious - ample
- Powerful: influential - dominant
- Purposeful: determined - resolute - focused

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Q

[No adjectives found]

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R

- Regretful: sorry - repentant - ashamed
- Remorseful: sorry - repentant - apologetic
- Resentful: angry - offended - bitter
- Resourceful: ingenious - imaginative - inventive
- Respectful: reverent - polite - courteous
- Revengeful: unforgiving - vindictive - resentful
- Rueful: repentant - sorry - regretful

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S

- Scornful: mocking - sarcastic - contemptuous
- Shameful: disgraceful - reprehensible - discreditable
- Sinful: evil - wicked - aberrant - sinning
- Skillful: skilled - adroit - expert
- Sorrowful: distressed - unhappy - grief-stricken
- Spiteful: malicious - nasty - horrid
- Successful: winning - victorious - doing well

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T

- Tactful: diplomatic - sensitive - polite - discreet
- Tasteful: attractive - refined - delicious
- Thankful: pleased - gratified - appreciative
- Thoughtful: kind - considerate - unselfish
- Truthful: honest - straight - ingenious
- Tuneful: melodic - musical - harmonious

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U

- Unfaithful: disloyal - false - untrue
- Unfruitful: unprofitable - sterile - infertile
- Unhelpful: uncooperative - not caring
- Unlawful: illegal - illicit - criminal
- Unmindful: unaware - careless - forgetful
- Unsuccessful: failed - ineffective - abortive
- Useful: beneficial - practical - handy

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V

- Vengeful: unforgiving - revengeful - merciless

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W

- Wakeful: sleepless - disturbed - insomniac
- Watchful: alert - vigilant - observant
- Wasteful: extravagant - uneconomical - lavish - exaggerated
- Willful: obstinate - stubborn - determined
- Wishful (thinking): (noun) something you wish will happen
- Wistful: pensive - melancholy - sad
- Woeful: unhappy - sad - sorrowful
- Wonderful: magnificent - superb - astonishing
- Wrongful: unfair - unjust - unlawful

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X

[No adjectives found]

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Y

- Youthful: young - childish - childlike

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Adjectives in '-less' | Adjectives in '-ous' | Adjectives in '-some'

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