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January 5, 2010 by Grant Barrett - 10 Comments

Adjectives ending with -y

There’s something pleasant about reading aloud this list of adjectives that end in -y.

baggy
beady
bluesy
blurry
boozy
breezy
bumpy
cheeky
chewy
chummy
clammy
cloudy
cozy
crabby
craggy
cranky
crappy
dorky
droopy
flabby
flaky
flimsy
foggy
freaky
frumpy
fuzzy
gamy
geeky
gimpy
gloppy
goopy
greasy
grumpy
gummy
hasty
hazy
hilly
homely
homey
hurly-burly
jumpy
lanky
leaky
lousy
lovely
lumpy
messy
muggy
muzzy
nerdy
nippy
paltry
pasty
pokey
pretty
queasy
randy
ready
scaly
scanty
scummy
seedy
shabby
shaggy
shaky
sickly
silly
skanky
skimpy
skinny
slaphappy
sleazy
sleepy
slimy
sloppy
smelly
snappy
snazzy
snippy
snoopy
squeaky
squirrely
stealthy
stinky
stuffy
sunny
surly
tacky
tasty
thirsty
touchy-feely
trippy
ugly
wheezy
whiny
wiggy
wimpy
woolly
woozy
zippy

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