Positive-degree adjectives ending -Y with no recorded comparative (-IER) or superlative (-IEST) form
836 words
ANY OXY COKY GAPY NARY PATY PILY TOWY UNDY ACIDY ALARY BARRY BASSY BEIGY BROSY CADGY CANTY CASKY CONKY DEOXY DIKEY DONSY DORMY DORTY DUDDY DYKEY EVERY FAKEY GAWSY HAYEY HEAPY HOLEY HOOLY JOTTY LAWNY LINKY LOSSY LOURY MARVY MOTEY OCHRY RILEY RINDY SEELY SKIEY SKYEY SONLY STEWY SUETY SURGY UNARY UNCOY YAWEY YEUKY ZINCY ZINKY ALKOXY ARROWY BLOOEY BODILY BOSOMY BREADY BROTHY CHAMPY CLOTTY DENARY DESOXY DRAPEY ECHOEY FITCHY FLECKY FLEURY FLOOEY GOBONY HORARY HOSTLY HUBBLY HUMUSY INCONY JEESLY JEEZLY KNOLLY LOWERY MUDDLY MUMBLY NEARBY NEBULY OCHERY OFFKEY PAPERY PEROXY PIDDLY PLAGUY PURPLY ROSINY RUMBLY SENARY SINEWY SLUICY SPOOFY STOURY SUNDRY UNBUSY UPPITY VAPORY VAUNTY WADDLY WAFERY ZINCKY ZONARY AMATORY ANTIGAY APLENTY BIGGETY BIGGITY BILIARY BIPARTY BUTTONY CABBAGY CILIARY CINDERY CLUTCHY COMPONY COTTONY CRUSILY CURSORY DITHERY DODDERY DRIBBLY ELUSORY FAGGOTY FARAWAY FERRETY FIDGETY FLAVORY FURROWY GUTTERY HALFWAY HAZELLY HYDROXY JEEZELY LACTARY LATHERY LITTERY LOATHLY LOLLOPY MANUARY MARROWY MATTERY METHOXY MILDEWY MILIARY MISERLY MORTARY MOTHERY NONOILY NUMMARY OLIVARY OVERCOY PALMARY PARROTY PAUGHTY PEPPERY PERFUMY PHENOXY PIZAZZY PLAGUEY POWDERY RABBITY RAVELLY RETIARY RIBBONY SALLOWY SALMONY SEMIDRY SENSORY SHINGLY SHOWERY STATUSY SULFURY TISSUEY TOTTERY TRINARY UNBULKY UNCHARY UNCRAZY UNFANCY UNHASTY UNITARY UNMERRY UNNOISY UNSHOWY UNSONCY UNSONSY UNWEARY VAPOURY VICARLY WEASELY WINDOWY YELLOWY ADDITORY ALEATORY ALMIGHTY ANTICITY BADGERLY BASILARY BEGGARLY BIHOURLY BIYEARLY BLISTERY BLOSSOMY BLUBBERY BLUSTERY BOULDERY CABBAGEY CAVITARY CINERARY CLATTERY CLUSTERY CLUTTERY COSTUMEY COTTAGEY COWARDLY CROSSPLY CULINARY CUSHIONY DELUSORY DERISORY DILATORY ENACTORY FASHIONY FATHERLY FELLOWLY FLAVOURY FUNERARY GOSPELLY GYRATORY HUMMOCKY ILLUSORY INCISORY INTRADAY JURATORY KERNELLY LAWYERLY LIMITARY LITERARY LUMBERLY MANNERLY MARTYRLY MASTERLY MINATORY MONETARY MORATORY MOTHERLY MULTIDAY MULTIWAY MUSTARDY NATATORY NEGATORY NONDAIRY NONEMPTY NONFATTY NONHARDY NONLEAFY NONMONEY NONWOODY NUGATORY NUMERARY OVERBUSY OVEREASY OVERHOLY OVERMANY OVERWARY OVERWILY PASTORLY PICNICKY PIZZAZZY PLASTERY POTATORY PUDDINGY PUNITORY PUPILARY RASCALLY READERLY REVISORY RINGLETY ROGATORY ROLLICKY ROTATORY RUBBISHY SALUTARY SCRIBBLY SHIMMERY SHUDDERY SISTERLY SIXPENNY SLUMBERY SMOTHERY SNICKERY SOLIDARY SQUIRELY STAGGERY STATICKY STOMACHY SULPHURY SUPERFLY TENPENNY TINSELLY TITTUPPY TOWARDLY TUPPENNY TWITTERY TWOPENNY ULTRADRY UNBLOODY UNBOUNCY UNCATCHY UNCHANCY UNCLASSY UNCLOUDY UNCOMELY UNFLASHY UNGREEDY UNKINGLY UNLIVELY UNPRETTY UNSAVORY UNTRUSTY UNWIFELY VARNISHY VICENARY WEASELLY WHISPERY WORKADAY WRITERLY ZIGZAGGY ADULATORY AMPULLARY ARBITRARY BACILLARY BASTARDLY BLIZZARDY BOUTIQUEY BRIMSTONY BROTHERLY BUDGETARY BUMPKINLY BUTCHERLY CINNAMONY CITIZENLY COCKAMAMY CONTRASTY CROTCHETY DAMNATORY DANDRUFFY DASTARDLY DAYDREAMY DECRETORY DESULTORY DEVIATORY EDUCATORY EXCLUSORY EXECUTORY EXEMPLARY EXPIATORY EXPLETORY FLANNELLY GESTATORY GOSSAMERY GUSTATORY HAWTHORNY HORTATORY HUSBANDLY INTERCITY KERFLOOEY LAUDATORY LIBRATORY MAMILLARY MEDIATORY MEDULLARY MIDWEEKLY MIGRATORY MILKSOPPY MOMENTARY MOONSHINY MOUNTAINY MULTICITY MULTICOPY MUSHROOMY NIGGARDLY NOBILIARY NONCOUNTY NONENERGY NONGLOSSY NONGREASY NONSTEADY NONSTICKY OKEYDOKEY ORIGINARY OUTDOORSY OVERFUSSY OVERHASTY OVULATORY PAINTERLY PALPATORY PAPILLARY PECUNIARY PHONATORY PISCATORY PLACATORY PLASTICKY PRECATORY PREDATORY PREFATORY PRELUSORY PROBATORY PROFAMILY PROLUSORY PROVISORY PULMONARY PULSATORY PUPILLARY RAKEHELLY RESIDUARY RUFFIANLY SALTATORY SCAPULARY SCHOLARLY SEAKINDLY SEDENTARY SINGSONGY SLEEPAWAY SOAPSUDSY SPLINTERY SPLUTTERY STANDAWAY STATUTORY SUBLUNARY SUMPTUARY TEACHERLY TRACHEARY TRIBUNARY ULTRATINY UNSAVOURY UNTHRIFTY VIBRATORY WEATHERLY WORKMANLY ACCUSATORY ADJURATORY ADMONITORY ALIMENTARY AMENDATORY ANTIFAMILY ANTIPIRACY BLIZZARDLY CARDBOARDY CARPELLARY CASTRATORY CATCHPENNY CAUTIONARY CONCLUSORY COPULATORY CREATURELY DAUGHTERLY DEDICATORY DEFAMATORY DEROGATORY DIVINATORY ESCALATORY EXCITATORY EXCUSATORY EXHIBITORY EXPIRATORY EXPOSITORY GOVERNESSY HEREDITARY HOUSEWIFEY INCUBATORY INDICATORY INHIBITORY INITIATORY INNOVATORY INSANITARY INUNDATORY INVOCATORY LEVOROTARY LIBERATORY LOCOMOTORY MAMMILLARY MITIGATORY MODULATORY MOSQUITOEY MUSICIANLY NEIGHBORLY OBLIGATORY OSCULATORY OVERMIGHTY PEREMPTORY PERNICKETY PIGMENTARY POSSESSORY PRECURSORY PRESIDIARY PRESURGERY PROMISSORY REDEMPTORY REGULATORY RESCISSORY REVELATORY ROADWORTHY SANDPAPERY SANGUINARY SEGMENTARY SEMIYEARLY SLATTERNLY SLUGGARDLY SPINSTERLY STATIONARY SUPPLETORY THREEPENNY TRANSITORY TRIMONTHLY TUMULTUARY ULTRAHEAVY UNDULATORY UNGIMMICKY UNLITERARY UNMILITARY UNSANITARY ABLUTIONARY ANTIANXIETY ANTICRUELTY ANTILEPROSY ANTIOBESITY ANTIPOVERTY ANTISECRECY ANTISUBSIDY APPLICATORY APPROBATORY BENEDICTORY BLAMEWORTHY BLOODGUILTY CELEBRATORY CIRCULATORY CODICILLARY COMBINATORY COMMINATORY CONDOLATORY CONSOLATORY CRAFTSMANLY CRASHWORTHY DECLAMATORY DECLARATORY DELUSIONARY DENIGRATORY DEPRECATORY DEPREDATORY DESIGNATORY DOMICILIARY EJACULATORY EVIDENTIARY EXCLAMATORY EXCULPATORY EXHORTATORY EXPLANATORY EXPLICATORY EXPLORATORY EXPURGATORY EXTEMPORARY EXTENUATORY FILAMENTARY FRAGMENTARY FUSSBUDGETY GENTLEMANLY GRATULATORY HOUSEWIFELY ILLUSIONARY IMPRECATORY INCANTATORY INCULPATORY INFORMATORY INSPIRATORY INTERFAMILY INTERLUNARY INTERVALLEY INVOLUNTARY LIBATIONARY MALEDICTORY MONOHYDROXY MULTICOUNTY NEGOTIATORY NEIGHBOURLY NONAUDITORY NONCULINARY NONLITERARY NONMONETARY OBFUSCATORY OBJURGATORY OSCILLATORY PEPPERMINTY PERFUNCTORY PERSECUTORY PERSNICKETY PETITIONARY POLYHYDROXY POSTHOLIDAY POSTPRIMARY PREDICATORY PRELITERARY PREMONITORY PREPARATORY PROFANATORY PROHIBITORY REPROBATORY RESPIRATORY RETALIATORY RETRIBUTORY REVISIONARY RUDIMENTARY SCOUNDRELLY SEDIMENTARY SEMISHRUBBY SPORTSMANLY STATESMANLY STIMULATORY STIPULATORY SUBLITERARY SUPERLUNARY SUPERVISORY TRANSLATORY UNCUSTOMARY UNNECESSARY UNSEAWORTHY VENTILATORY VINDICATORY ABOLITIONARY ACCRETIONARY ADJUDICATORY AMELIORATORY ANNIHILATORY ANNUNCIATORY ANTIBURGLARY ANTICIPATORY ANTIEPILEPSY ANTIMILITARY ANTIMONOPOLY APPRECIATORY ARTICULATORY ASSIMILATORY AUSCULTATORY BLACKGUARDLY COMMENDATORY COMPENSATORY CONCILIATORY CONDEMNATORY CONFIRMATORY CONFISCATORY CONSECRATORY CONSUMMATORY CONTRIBUTORY COTYLEDONARY CURMUDGEONLY DEFLATIONARY DENUNCIATORY DEPRECIATORY DISCIPLINARY DIVERSIONARY ELEEMOSYNARY ELOCUTIONARY EVOLUTIONARY EXAGGERATORY EXCLUSIONARY EXPANSIONARY EXTORTIONARY EXTRASENSORY FACILITATORY GINGERBREADY HEADMASTERLY INFLAMMATORY INFLATIONARY INGRATIATORY INTERCESSORY INTERDICTORY INTERFACULTY INTERJECTORY INTERLIBRARY INTERSENSORY INTERSOCIETY INTIMIDATORY INTRACOMPANY INTRODUCTORY LANDLUBBERLY LEVOROTATORY MANIPULATORY MARSHMALLOWY MASTURBATORY MULTISENSORY NEUROSENSORY NONARBITRARY NONMIGRATORY NONSECRETORY OTHERWORLDLY OVERLITERARY PERFORMATORY PERSPIRATORY PLEBISCITARY POSTCORONARY POSTDELIVERY POSTVAGOTOMY PREOVULATORY PREVISIONARY PROBATIONARY PROPITIATORY PROVISIONARY PURIFICATORY RECESSIONARY REFLATIONARY REMUNERATORY RENUNCIATORY REVERSIONARY SATISFACTORY SECRETIONARY STRIDULATORY SUPERCILIARY SUPERSENSORY SUPPLICATORY TESTAMENTARY UNNEWSWORTHY VITUPERATORY ANTIAUTHORITY ANTIFERTILITY ANTIOBSCENITY COMMUNICATORY COMPLIMENTARY CONCESSIONARY CONCLUSIONARY CONCRETIONARY CONFABULATORY CONVULSIONARY CORROBORATORY DEVOLUTIONARY DIGRESSIONARY DISCRETIONARY DISSIMILATORY EQUILIBRATORY EXPEDITIONARY EXPOSTULATORY EXTERMINATORY EXTRALITERARY EXTRAORDINARY GENITOURINARY GEOSTATIONARY GESTICULATORY GRANDFATHERLY GRANDMOTHERLY HALLUCINATORY HYPOPITUITARY IMPROVISATORY INCRIMINATORY INTEGUMENTARY INTERINDUSTRY INTERLOCUTORY INVESTIGATORY JUSTIFICATORY LAEVOROTATORY NONELEMENTARY NONHEREDITARY NONSTATIONARY PARLIAMENTARY PERAMBULATORY POSTEMERGENCY POSTVASECTOMY PRECAUTIONARY PRECOPULATORY RECRIMINATORY REVERBERATORY SEMILEGENDARY SEMISEDENTARY SOMATOSENSORY SUBINHIBITORY SUBVENTIONARY SUBVERSIONARY SUPPLEMENTARY UNTRUSTWORTHY ANTIREGULATORY ANTITECHNOLOGY ANTIUNIVERSITY CIRCUMLOCUTORY CLASSIFICATORY COEVOLUTIONARY CONGRATULATORY CONSUETUDINARY CONTRACTIONARY DEXTROROTATORY DISCRIMINATORY HYPERPITUITARY INTERPLANETARY INTERPUPILLARY MULTIFREQUENCY NEUROSECRETORY NONDOCUMENTARY NONEXPLANATORY NONPROPRIETARY NONSUPERVISORY OSMOREGULATORY POSTCOPULATORY POSTMASTECTOMY PROTOPLANETARY RECOMMENDATORY RECONCILIATORY SCHOOLMASTERLY STAGFLATIONARY SUPEREROGATORY TINTINNABULARY TRANSMIGRATORY UNCONTEMPORARY UNSATISFACTORY ANTIPORNOGRAPHY CARDIOPULMONARY DISINFLATIONARY DISSATISFACTORY INTERFRATERNITY INTERUNIVERSITY NEUROFIBRILLARY NONCONTEMPORARY NONCONTRIBUTORY NONINFLAMMATORY NONINFLATIONARY POSTSTIMULATORY SCHOOLMISTRESSY SUBSTITUTIONARY UNCOMPLIMENTARY UNEXTRAORDINARY UNPARLIAMENTARY UNREVOLUTIONARY
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