-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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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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