prefix
This month’s word of the month is: prefix.
Prefixes are groups of letters that are added to the start of words (particularly adjectives). They’re often used to create the negative form of an adjective. For example:
■ Legal – illegal (not legal)
■ Comfortable – uncomfortable (not comfortable)
■ Similar – dissimilar (not similar)
■ Just – unjust (not just)
■ Edible – inedible (not edible)