-ary
(Latin: a suffix; a person who, a place where, a thing which, or pertaining to; connected with; having the character of; apparatus)
The following examples of this suffix represent a very small number of those that exist in other parts of this lexicon.
pilary
1. Of or relating to hair or a hair; hairy.
2. Covered with hairs; especially, fine soft ones.
piscary
1. Fishing privileges in another's waters.
2. A place for fishing.
plagiary
1. Kidnaping.
2. Practicing plagiarism.
3. A manstealer; a kidnaper.
4. One who purloins another's expressions or ideas, and offers them as his/her own; a plagiarist.
5. Plagiarism; a literary thief.
6. To commit plagiarism.
Adam was the only man who, when he said a good thing, knew that nobody had said it before him.
—Mark Twain
planetary
1. Relating to, belonging to, involving, or typical of planets.
2. Involving or relating to the whole earth, all the people or countries of the world, or a large proportion of them.
plenary
plenipotentiary
A diplomatic agent, such as an ambassador, fully authorized to represent his or her government.
preambulary
Of or pertaining to a preamble; introductory; contained or provided for in a preamble.
prebacillary
Occurring before the entrance of bacilli into the system, or before they become discoverable.
preliminary
premortuary
Occurring, or pertaining to what may occur, before (some one’s) death.
primary
pterygomaxillary
pulmonary
quatercentenary
quaternary
1. Consisting of four things or parts; characterized by the number four.
2. The most recent geologic period; the current period of geologic time, beginning 1.6 million years ago and characterized by the appearance and dominance of humans.
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