-Y Adjectives With No Comparative or Superlative Form — Words Only

Positive-degree adjectives ending -Y with no recorded comparative (-IER) or superlative (-IEST) form

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837 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 SWARTY 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 SCREAKY 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 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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