Prefixes in adjectives: Activity
unfortunate
unofficial
unshaven
unlawful
ungracious
indirect
incompetent
indecisive
involuntary
inexperienced
non-refundable
non-renewable
non-discriminatory
non-military
non-computer-literate
disrespectful
disloyal
dishonest
dissatisfied
dissimilar
inefficient
illegal
irrelevant
impatient
incapable
immobile
illiberal
irreverent
polite
regular
literate
reversible
moral
tolerable
responsible
active
polite | impolite |
regular | irregular |
literate | illiterate |
reversible | irreversible |
moral | immoral |
tolerable | intolerable |
responsible | irresponsible |
active | inactive |
semi-rural
semi-skimmed
semi-official
semi-urban
semi-automatic
multiracial
multicoloured
multilayered
multicellular
multilateral
antisocial
anti-Catholic
anti-inflationary
anti-democratic
antibacterial
1. | semi-: 'partly' |
2. | multi-: 'many (or several)' |
3. | anti-: 'opposed to; opposite of; or preventing' |
- The prefix anti- is a little more complex in terms of meaning than the other two prefixes, as it has several slightly different meanings which are found in different examples.
- semicircle
- multimillionaire
- anti-hero
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