Capable of being affixed or attached; able to be added as an affix in grammar.
From affix plus the suffix -able, meaning 'capable of.' Describes things that can have affixes attached or be physically fastened.
Not all words can take the same affixes—'ize' attaches to 'real' (realize) but sounds weird on 'happy.' Linguists study what's affixable and why.
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