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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
Definition for -rel (2 of 2)
rel.
abbreviation
relating.
relative.
relatively.
released.
religion.
religious.
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British Dictionary definitions for -rel (1 of 2)
-rel
suffix forming nouns
mainly disparaging indicating a person or thing viewed as diminutive, trivial, or worthlessmongrel; wastrel
British Dictionary definitions for -rel (2 of 2)
rel.
abbreviation for
relating
relative(ly)
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