-y

1 suffix (in adjectives)

1 full of or covered with something: dirty hands (=covered with dirt) | a hairy chest

2 tending to do something, or doing something: curly hair (=hair that curls) | feeling sleepy

3 like or typical of something: a cold wintry day (=typical of winter) | his long, horsy face (=he looks like a horse)

4 fond of or interested in something: a horsy woman (=who likes riding horses)

— -ily suffix (in adverbs) — -iness suffix (in nouns) 2 suffix (in nouns)

1 also -ie used, especially when speaking to children, to make a word or name less formal, and often to show fondness: Where's little Johnny? (=John) | my daddy (=father) | What a nice doggy! (=dog) | wellies (=wellingtons)

2 the action of doing something: the expiry date (=date when something expires)