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What words have the suffix -ier?

The suffix "-ier" is used to form the comparative form of adjectives, indicating a higher degree of the quality described by the adjective.

Here are some examples of words with the suffix "-ier":

* Stronger (strong)

* Bigger (big)

* Faster (fast)

* Taller (tall)

* Happier (happy)

* Sillier (silly)

* Cleverer (clever)

* Hotter (hot)

* Cooler (cool)

* Older (old)

* Younger (young)

* Nicer (nice)

* Easier (easy)

* Dirtier (dirty)

* Crazier (crazy)

Keep in mind that some adjectives have irregular comparative forms and don't use "-ier". For example, good becomes "better" and bad becomes "worse".

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