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-y1

Pronunciation: /i/

Definition of -y

suffix

forming adjectives:

1(from nouns and adjectives) full of; having the quality of:messy milky mousy
with depreciatory reference:boozy tinny

2(from verbs) inclined to; apt to:sticky

Origin:

Old English -ig, of Germanic origin

-y in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of -y in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

xylose
xystus
XYZ Affair
y
Y ¹
-y ¹
Y ²
-y ²
-y ³
Y chromosome
y'all

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More results for -y

Y (also y)¹ Br. Eng
Y² Br. Eng
y Br. Eng
-y (also -ey or -ie)² Br. Eng
-y³ Br. Eng
y in Y (also y)¹ Br. Eng

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kempt

/ kɛm(p)t

adjective

maintained in a neat and clean condition …

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