It's a suffix for an adjective, further describing a certain trait.
Example: "He's pretty materialistic."
This means that material possessions are important to him.
The study of.
The suffix in excessive is ive.
The suffix that means pertaining to is "-al".
The suffix that means prolapse is "-ptosis."
The suffix that means "resembling" is "-oid".
The suffix in the word gymnastics is the ICS. The ICS changes the meaning of the base word by making it a study or system instead of a person.
pertaining to
-ics
The study of.
the suffix crine means to cry out the suffix crine means to cry out
The suffix in excessive is ive.
suffix that means to eat
The suffix that means "resembling" is "-oid".
The suffix that means pertaining to is "-al".
The suffix that means prolapse is "-ptosis."
The suffix -ology means the study of
The suffix that means thirst is "-dipsia."