-y

Morpheme

-y

Type

suffix

Denotation

adjective suffix denoting “full of, characterized by, inclined to”

Etymology

Old English -iġ

Evidence

clingy, crispy, crunchy, drowsy, fuzzy, gunky, messy, runny, sooty, sticky, summery, wintry

See Also

-ey

Homographs

-y, -y, -y

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