-ible

variant of -able, occurring in words borrowed from Latin (credible; horrible; visible ), or modeled on the Latin type (reducible ).

Origin:
< Latin -ibil(is) or -ībil(is), equivalent to -i- or -ī- thematic vowel + -bilis -ble

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-ible

—*suffix forming adjectives*
	a variant of -able

-ibly

—*suffix forming adverbs*

-ibility

—*suffix forming nouns*

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-ible is always a great word to know.

So is ort. Does it mean:

a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

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