-rel

a noun suffix having a diminutive or pejorative force: wastrel.

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Also -erel.

Origin of -rel

Middle English < Old French -erel, -erelle

Words nearby -rel

-pter, -pterous, -ptosis, -rama, -red, -rel, -rhagia, -rhea, -rhiza, -rhoea, -ridden
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British Dictionary definitions for -rel

-rel

suffix forming nouns

mainly disparaging indicating a person or thing viewed as diminutive, trivial, or worthlessmongrel; wastrel
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