Typical adjective endings

Some adjectives can be identified by their endings. Typical adjective endings include:

1. -able/-ible understandable, capable, readable, incredible

2. -al mathematical, functional, influential, chemical
3. -ful beautiful, bashful, helpful, harmful
4. -ic artistic, manic, rustic, terrific
5. -ive submissive, intuitive, inventive, attractive
6. -less sleeveless, hopeless, groundless, restless
7. -ous gorgeous, dangerous, adventurous, fabulous
8. Common Adjective Suffixes I (Noun → Adjective)

NOUN – NOUN –
SUFFIX NOUN – ADJECTIVE
ADJECTIVE ADJECTIVE
accident – accidental brute – brutal region – regional
-AL     relating to
region – regional person – personal universe –universal
custom – customary moment –
caution – cautionary
-ARY  relating to quality or momentary
place compliment –
diet – dietary
complimentary honor – honorary
beauty – beautiful wonder – wonderful awe – awful
-FUL  full of
skill – skillful success – successful delight – delightful
athlete – athletic
base – basic history – historic
-IC  having the nature of;
caused by photograph –
science – scientific rhythm– rhythmic
photographic
history – historical
magic – magical logic – logical
-ICAL  having the nature of
alphabet –
practice – practical statistic – statistical
alphabetical
fool – foolish child – childish self – selfish
-ISH  origin, nature
sheep – sheepish pink – pinkish girl – girlish
power – powerless friend – friendless worth – worthless
-LESS  without
use – useless home – homeless penny – penniless
like – lifelike lady – ladylike war – warlike
-LIKE  like 
child – childlike bird – birdlike spring – springlike
friend – friendly cost – costly month – monthly
-LY  like 
day – daily order – orderly coward – cowardly
danger – dangerous
poison – poisonous nerve – nervous
-OUS  quality, nature
mystery –
courtesy – courteous victory – victorious
mysterious
-Y  like  rain – rainy fun – funny dirt – dirty
 dirt – dirty
mess – messy spot – spotty