ig — meaning in English

English meaning

• ed noun A short informal way of saying "education," especially in school or course names.
• ish adverb (informal) Somewhat, roughly, or approximately.
• Ly name A Vietnamese surname.

Senses

ig is used for these senses in English:

• ed Used to form possessional adjectives from nouns, in the sense of having the object represented by the noun.
• ible An adjective suffix, now usually in a passive sense; forms adjectives meaning "able to be", "relevant or suitable to, in accordance with", or expressing capacity or worthiness in a passive sense.
• ly Used to form adjectives from nouns, the adjectives having the sense of "behaving like, or having a nature typical of what is denoted by the noun" Similar in meaning to -like but most often paired with animate nouns.
• y Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives meaning “having the quality of”, either “involving the referent” or “analogous to it”.

ed — full definition

1. noun A short informal way of saying "education," especially in school or course names.
2. noun A short informal way of saying "edition" or "editor," often seen in publishing credits.

ish — full definition

1. adverb (informal) Somewhat, roughly, or approximately.
2. interjection (informal) Used to express mild disgust.
3. noun (slang) Stuff or things, often used as a mild substitute for a cruder word.

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