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-ey

1
var. of -y 1 , esp. after y: clayey.

-ey

2
var. of -y 2 , esp. after y.

-y

1
a native English suffix of adjectives meaning “characterized by or inclined to” the substance or action of the word or stem to which the suffix is attached: juicy; grouchy; rumbly; dreamy.
Also, -ey 1 .


Origin:
OE -ig; c. G -ig; cf. perh. L -icus, Gk -ikos
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EY
edition year
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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