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The suffix '-ine' means 'to have the nature of', and changes a noun to an adjective;

asinine; to have the nature of an ass

ursine; to have the nature of a bear

vulpine; to have the nature of a vulture

marine; to have the nature of the sea

saline; to have the nature of salt

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