-y
4 ENTRIES FOUND:
1
-y
adjective suffix
also
-ey
/i/
1
-y
adjective suffix
also
-ey
/i/
Britannica Dictionary definition of -Y
1
a
:
full or having a lot of something
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a muddy river [=a river with a lot of mud in it]
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dirty hands [=hands with a lot of dirt on them]
b
:
having the qualities of something
:
made of or seeming to be made of something
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gooey [=wet and sticky like goo]
c
:
resembling something
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icy [=like ice; very cold]
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wintry temperatures [=temperatures that are cold like winter temperatures]
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a homey atmosphere
d
:
very interested in something
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outdoorsy [=enthusiastic about activities done outside]
2
a
:
tending to do something
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wanting or needing to do something
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chatty [=tending to chat]
b
:
causing or performing a specified action
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a drowsy afternoon [=an afternoon that makes you feel ready to drowse/sleep]
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curly hair [=hair that curls]
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-y
/i/
noun suffix
2
-y
/i/
noun suffix
Britannica Dictionary definition of -Y
:
an act of doing something
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inquiry [=an act of inquiring]
