Which suffix means 'possessing a quality of'?

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Suffixes that express “having the quality of” attach to a base to describe something that possesses that characteristic. The best fit here is -ical, which forms adjectives meaning “having the qualities of” or “relating to” the root. For example, poet + -ical gives poetical, meaning related to poetry or possessing poetic qualities; history + -ical gives historical, indicating a relation to history or the qualities associated with it. The other endings don’t carry that exact sense as directly: -ish suggests “somewhat like” or resemble, -ism denotes a belief or system and is a noun, and -ic can form adjectives but doesn’t consistently convey possession of the root’s quality as clearly as -ical in many common words.