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What adjectives end in the suffix -ile?

Here are some adjectives that end in the suffix "-ile":

Common:

* Agile: able to move quickly and easily

* Ductile: able to be drawn out into a thin wire

* Fertile: producing or capable of producing abundantly

* Fragile: easily broken or damaged

* Futile: useless; pointless

* Gentile: kind; courteous

* Hostile: unfriendly; aggressive

* Juvenile: young; childish

* Mercile: cruel; without pity

* Mobile: able to move or be moved easily

* Pervasive: spreading widely throughout

* Servile: submissive; like a slave

* Subtle: delicate; not obvious

* Volatile: liable to change rapidly and unpredictably

Less Common:

* Acrimonious: bitter; sharp

* Audible: able to be heard

* Capable: having the ability to do something

* Compatible: able to exist or work together harmoniously

* Docile: easily managed or taught

* Exile: forced to live away from one's country

* Facile: too easy; superficial

* Fissile: capable of being split

* Flexible: able to bend easily

* Gullible: easily persuaded to believe something; credulous

* Mandible: relating to the jaw

* Penile: relating to the penis

* Protile: leaning forward

* Reptile: relating to reptiles

* Sile: relating to the siles (valley in Poland)

* Tenile: relating to a tent

* Tractile: capable of being drawn or pulled

* Virile: having strength and energy

This is not an exhaustive list, as there are many other adjectives ending in "-ile".

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