Suffix -ive
addictive
(adj.) describing habit-forming, hard to break away from, easy to say yes to
digestive
(adj.) describing the breaking down of food
sensitive
(adj.) easily hurt, able to feel or perceive intensely
active
(adj.) engaging or ready to engage in physically energetic pursuits (n) an active form of a verb
objective
(adj.) factual, not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts
positive
(adj.) good or useful; the charge of a protron
restrictive
(adj.) harsh, confining
creative
(adj.) inventive, imaginative
attractive
(adj.) pleasing to the eye, mind, or senses; having the power to draw attention
explosive
(adj.) sudden and loud; able or likely to shatter violently or burst apart, as when a bomb explodes
submissive
(adj.) tending to meekness, to submit to the will of others
preservative
(noun) a chemical compound that is added to protect against decay or decomposition
native
(noun) a person who was born in a particular place
additive
(noun) a substance added to another substance, changing its effect
adjective
(noun) a word that modifies a noun or pronoun
adhesive
(noun) able to stick fast to a surface or object; sticky, a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
fugitive
(noun) one who flees or runs away
-ive
suffix that indicates an adjective or noun