affixed

af·fix  (-fks)

tr.v. af·fixed, af·fix·ing, af·fix·es

1. To secure to something; attach: affix a label to a package.

2. To impute; attribute: affix blame to him.

3. To place at the end; append: affix a postscript to a letter.

4. Grammar To add as an affix.

n. (fks)

1. Something that is attached, joined, or added; an appendage or addition.

2. Linguistics A word element, such as a prefix or suffix, that can only occur attached to a base, stem, or root.

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[Medieval Latin affixre, frequentative of Latin affgere, affix- : ad-, ad- + fgere, to fasten; see dhg^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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af·fixa·ble adj.

affixal adj.

affixal·ly adv.

af·fixer n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

affixed - firmly attached; "the affixed labels" unaffixed, loose - not affixed; "the stamp came loose"