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78 Adjectives That Contain NY

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accompanying (adjective) occurring with or following as a consequence Synonyms: attendant, collateral, concomitant, consequent, ensuant, incidental, resultant, sequent
acronymic (adjective) characterized by the use of acronyms Synonyms: acronymous
acronymous (adjective) characterized by the use of acronyms Synonyms: acronymic
anonymous (adjective) having no known name or identity or known source Synonyms: anon.
(adjective) not known or lacking marked individuality
antonymous (adjective) of words: having opposite meanings
any (adjective) one or some or every or all without specification; entity, elective existential pronoun; quantifier, elective existential Synonyms: whatever, whatsoever
awny (adjective) having awns i.e. bristlelike or hairlike appendages on the flowering parts of some cereals and grasses Synonyms: awned
bonny (adjective) very pleasing to the eye Synonyms: bonnie, comely, fair, sightly
bony (adjective) having bones especially many or prominent bones Synonyms: boney
(adjective) composed of or containing bone Synonyms: osseous, osteal
(adjective) being very thin Synonyms: boney, scraggly, scraggy, scrawny, skinny, underweight, weedy
brainy (adjective) having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence Synonyms: brilliant, smart as a whip
brawny (adjective) (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful Synonyms: hefty, muscular, powerful, sinewy
briny (adjective) slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water) Synonyms: brackish
buttony (adjective) ornamented with many buttons
(adjective) small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button Synonyms: beadlike, beady, buttonlike
canny (adjective) showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others Synonyms: cagey, cagy, clever
carbonyl (adjective) relating to or containing the carbonyl group Synonyms: carbonylic
carbonylic (adjective) relating to or containing the carbonyl group Synonyms: carbonyl
catchpenny (adjective) designed to sell quickly without concern for quality
corny (adjective) dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality Synonyms: bromidic, platitudinal, platitudinous
cottony (adjective) resembling cotton; as soft as cotton
cushiony (adjective) softened by the addition of cushions or padding Synonyms: cushioned, padded
downy (adjective) covered with fine soft hairs or down Synonyms: puberulent, pubescent, sericeous
(adjective) like down or as soft as down Synonyms: downlike, flossy, fluffy
ebony (adjective) of a very dark black Synonyms: ebon
eightpenny (adjective) used of nail size; 2 1/2 in or 6.4 cm long
eponymic (adjective) being or relating to or bearing the name of an eponym Synonyms: eponymous
eponymous (adjective) being or relating to or bearing the name of an eponym Synonyms: eponymic
ferny (adjective) abounding in or covered with ferns Synonyms: ferned
(adjective) resembling ferns especially in leaf shape Synonyms: fernlike
fourpenny (adjective) used of nail size; 1 1/2 in or 3.8 cm long
funny (adjective) arousing or provoking laughter Synonyms: amusing, comic, comical, laughable, mirthful, risible
(adjective) experiencing odd bodily sensations
(adjective) not as expected Synonyms: fishy, shady, suspect, suspicious
(adjective) beyond or deviating from the usual or expected Synonyms: curious, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular
grainy (adjective) composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency Synonyms: coarse-grained, farinaceous, granular, granulose, gritty, mealy
homonymic (adjective) of or related to or being homonyms Synonyms: homonymous
homonymous (adjective) of or related to or being homonyms Synonyms: homonymic
horny (adjective) made of horn (or of a substance resembling horn) Synonyms: corneous, hornlike
(adjective) having horns or hornlike projections
(adjective) feeling great sexual desire Synonyms: aroused, randy, ruttish, steamy, turned on
lemony (adjective) tasting sour like a lemon Synonyms: lemonlike, sourish, tangy, tart
loony (adjective) informal or slang terms for mentally irregular Synonyms: around the bend, balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, haywire, kookie, kooky, loco, loopy, nuts, nutty, round the bend, wacky, whacky
many (adjective) a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number; quantifier, plural pronoun; quantifier, plural
metonymic (adjective) using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated Synonyms: metonymical
metonymical (adjective) using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated Synonyms: metonymic
moony (adjective) lighted by moonlight Synonyms: moonlit
(adjective) dreamy in mood or nature Synonyms: dreamy, woolgathering
ninepenny (adjective) used of nail size; 2 3/4 in or 7 cm long
nonresiny (adjective) not having resin Synonyms: non-resinous, non-resiny, nonresinous
nymphomaniac (adjective) (used of women) affected with excessive sexual desire Synonyms: nymphomaniacal
nymphomaniacal (adjective) (used of women) affected with excessive sexual desire Synonyms: nymphomaniac
onymous (adjective) bearing a name
patronymic (adjective) of or derived from a personal or family name
phony (adjective) fraudulent; having a misleading appearance Synonyms: bastard, bogus, fake, phoney
pseudonymous (adjective) bearing or identified by an assumed (often pen) name
punny (adjective) provoking laughter by means of word play
puny (adjective) (used especially of persons) of inferior size Synonyms: runty, shrimpy
(adjective) inferior in strength or significance
rainy (adjective) (of weather) wet by periods of rain Synonyms: showery
resiny (adjective) having the characteristics of pitch or tar Synonyms: pitchy, resinous, tarry
ribbony (adjective) long and thin; resembling a ribbon Synonyms: ribbonlike
runny (adjective) characteristic of a fluid; capable of flowing and easily changing shape Synonyms: fluid
satiny (adjective) having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; being of a smooth, soft and lustrous quality, resembling silk Synonyms: silken, silklike, silky, sleek, slick
scrawny (adjective) inferior in size or quality Synonyms: scrubby, stunted
(adjective) being very thin Synonyms: boney, bony, scraggly, scraggy, skinny, underweight, weedy
sheeny (adjective) reflecting light Synonyms: glistening, glossy, lustrous, shining, shiny
shiny (adjective) having a shiny surface or coating Synonyms: glazed
(adjective) reflecting light Synonyms: glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shining
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow Synonyms: bright, burnished, lustrous, shining
sixpenny (adjective) of trifling worth Synonyms: threepenny, tuppeny, two-a-penny, twopenny-halfpenny, twopenny
skinny (adjective) of or relating to or resembling skin
(adjective) giving or spending with reluctance Synonyms: cheeseparing, close, near, penny-pinching
(adjective) being very thin Synonyms: boney, bony, scraggly, scraggy, scrawny, underweight, weedy
(adjective) fitting snugly Synonyms: tight-fitting, tight fitting, tightfitting, tightly fitting
spiny (adjective) having spines Synonyms: spinous
(adjective) having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. Synonyms: barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setaceous, setose, thorny
stony (adjective) hard as granite Synonyms: granitelike, granitic, rocklike
(adjective) showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings Synonyms: flint, flinty, granitic, obdurate
(adjective) abounding in rocks or stones Synonyms: bouldered, bouldery, rocky
stonyhearted (adjective) devoid of feeling for others Synonyms: hardhearted, unfeeling
sunny (adjective) bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer Synonyms: cheery, gay
synonymous (adjective) (of words) meaning the same or nearly the same
tawny (adjective) of a light brown to brownish orange color; the color of tanned leather Synonyms: tawny-brown
teeny (adjective) (used informally) little or tiny Synonyms: bittie, bitty, itsy-bitsy, itty-bitty, teensy-weensy, teensy, teentsy, teeny-weeny, wee, weensy, weeny
thorny (adjective) having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. Synonyms: barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setaceous, setose, spiny
(adjective) bristling with perplexities
threepenny (adjective) of trifling worth Synonyms: sixpenny, tuppeny, two-a-penny, twopenny-halfpenny, twopenny
(adjective) used of nail size; 1 1/4 in long
tinny (adjective) of or containing tin
(adjective) of very poor quality; flimsy Synonyms: bum, cheap, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, punk, sleazy
(adjective) thin and metallic in sound; lacking resonance
tiny (adjective) very small Synonyms: bantam, diminutive, flyspeck, lilliputian, midget, petite
tuppeny (adjective) of trifling worth Synonyms: sixpenny, threepenny, two-a-penny, twopenny-halfpenny, twopenny
twopenny (adjective) of trifling worth Synonyms: sixpenny, threepenny, tuppeny, two-a-penny, twopenny-halfpenny
uncanny (adjective) surpassing the ordinary or normal Synonyms: preternatural
(adjective) suggesting the operation of supernatural influences Synonyms: eldritch, unearthly, weird
unfunny (adjective) not funny; especially failing to achieve the intended humor
unyielding (adjective) resistant to physical force or pressure
(adjective) stubbornly unyielding Synonyms: dogged, dour, persistent, pertinacious, tenacious
weeny (adjective) (used informally) little or tiny Synonyms: bittie, bitty, itsy-bitsy, itty-bitty, teensy-weensy, teensy, teentsy, teeny-weeny, teeny, wee, weensy
whiny (adjective) habitually complaining Synonyms: fretful, querulous, whiney
winy (adjective) having the taste of wine Synonyms: winey
zany (adjective) ludicrous, foolish Synonyms: goofy, silly, wacky, whacky
(adjective) like a clown Synonyms: buffoonish, clownish, clownlike

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