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78 Adjectives That End With HY

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Word Definitions Synonyms
achy (adjective) causing a dull and steady pain Synonyms: aching
airworthy (adjective) (of aircraft) fit to fly
ashy (adjective) of a light grey Synonyms: ash-gray, ash-grey
bitchy (adjective) marked by or arising from malice Synonyms: cattish, catty
blameworthy (adjective) deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious Synonyms: blamable, blameable, blameful, censurable, culpable
blotchy (adjective) marred by discolored spots or blotches
(adjective) marked with irregularly shaped spots or blots Synonyms: blotched, splotched
bolshy (adjective) obstreperous Synonyms: stroppy
botchy (adjective) poorly done Synonyms: butcherly, unskillful
branchy (adjective) having many branches
brushy (adjective) covered with or consisting of bushes or thickets Synonyms: bosky
bunchy (adjective) occurring close together in bunches or clusters
bushy (adjective) resembling a bush in being thickly branched and spreading
(adjective) used of hair; thick and poorly groomed Synonyms: shaggy-coated, shaggy-haired, shaggy
catchy (adjective) likely to attract attention Synonyms: attention-getting
(adjective) having concealed difficulty Synonyms: tricky
chinchy (adjective) embarrassingly stingy Synonyms: cheap, chintzy
couthy (adjective) (chiefly Scottish) agreeable and genial Synonyms: couthie
creditworthy (adjective) having an acceptable credit rating Synonyms: responsible
cushy (adjective) not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship Synonyms: easygoing, soft
dishy (adjective) (informal British) sexually attractive
doughy (adjective) having the consistency of dough because of insufficient leavening or improper cooking Synonyms: soggy
earthy (adjective) of or consisting of or resembling earth
(adjective) conspicuously and tastelessly indecent Synonyms: crude, gross, vulgar
(adjective) not far removed from or suggestive of nature
(adjective) sensible and practical Synonyms: down-to-earth
(adjective) hearty and lusty
filthy (adjective) disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter Synonyms: foul, nasty
(adjective) characterized by obscenity Synonyms: cruddy, foul, nasty, smutty
(adjective) vile; despicable Synonyms: dirty, lousy
fishy (adjective) of or relating to or resembling fish
(adjective) not as expected Synonyms: funny, shady, suspect, suspicious
flashy (adjective) (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display Synonyms: gaudy, jazzy, showy, sporty
(adjective) tastelessly showy Synonyms: brassy, cheap, flash, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy
fleshy (adjective) of or relating to or resembling flesh Synonyms: sarcoid
(adjective) usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it Synonyms: heavy, overweight
frothy (adjective) emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation Synonyms: bubbling, bubbly, effervescing, foaming, foamy, spumy
(adjective) marked by high spirits or excitement Synonyms: bubbling, effervescent, scintillating, sparkly
grouchy (adjective) annoyed and irritable Synonyms: bad-tempered, crabbed, crabby, cross, fussy, grumpy, ill-tempered
gushy (adjective) extravagantly demonstrative Synonyms: effusive, gushing
healthy (adjective) having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
(adjective) large in amount or extent or degree Synonyms: goodish, goodly, hefty, respectable, sizable, sizeable, tidy
(adjective) exercising or showing good judgment Synonyms: intelligent, level-headed, levelheaded, sound
(adjective) financially secure and functioning well
(adjective) promoting health; healthful Synonyms: good for you, salubrious
itchy (adjective) causing an irritating cutaneous sensation; being affect with an itch
(adjective) nervous and unable to relax Synonyms: antsy, fidgety, fretful, restless
kitschy (adjective) effusively or insincerely emotional Synonyms: bathetic, drippy, hokey, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, sappy, schmaltzy, schmalzy, sentimental, slushy, soppy, soupy
lengthy (adjective) relatively long in duration; tediously protracted Synonyms: drawn-out, extended, prolonged, protracted
marshy (adjective) (of soil) soft and watery Synonyms: boggy, miry, mucky, muddy, quaggy, sloppy, sloughy, soggy, squashy, swampy, waterlogged
mothy (adjective) infested with moths
(adjective) worn or eaten away by (or as if by) moths Synonyms: moth-eaten
mushy (adjective) effusively or insincerely emotional Synonyms: bathetic, drippy, hokey, kitschy, maudlin, mawkish, sappy, schmaltzy, schmalzy, sentimental, slushy, soppy, soupy
(adjective) having the consistency of mush
newsworthy (adjective) sufficiently interesting to be reported in a newspaper
noteworthy (adjective) worthy of attention Synonyms: notable, remarkable
patchy (adjective) irregular or uneven in quality, texture, etc.
paunchy (adjective) having a large belly Synonyms: abdominous, potbellied
peachy (adjective) of something resembling a peach in color Synonyms: peachy-colored, peachy-coloured
(adjective) excellent Synonyms: bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad, old, slap-up, smashing, swell
pitchy (adjective) of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal Synonyms: coal-black, jet-black, jet, sooty
(adjective) having the characteristics of pitch or tar Synonyms: resinous, resiny, tarry
pithy (adjective) concise and full of meaning Synonyms: sententious
plushy (adjective) (of textures) resembling plush Synonyms: plush-like
(adjective) characterized by extravagance and profusion Synonyms: lavish, lucullan, plush
praiseworthy (adjective) worthy of high praise Synonyms: applaudable, commendable, laudable
preachy (adjective) inclined to or marked by tedious moralization
pushy (adjective) marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative Synonyms: pushful
raunchy (adjective) thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot Synonyms: begrimed, dingy, grimy, grubby, grungy
(adjective) suggestive of or tending to moral looseness Synonyms: lewd, obscene, salacious
(adjective) earthy and sexually explicit
rubbishy (adjective) cheap and inferior; of no value Synonyms: trashy
rushy (adjective) abounding in rushes
scratchy (adjective) unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound Synonyms: grating, gravelly, rasping, raspy, rough
(adjective) easily irritated or annoyed Synonyms: cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, techy, testy, tetchy
(adjective) lacking consistency Synonyms: spotty, uneven
(adjective) causing abrasion Synonyms: abrasive
screechy (adjective) having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge Synonyms: screaky, squeaking, squeaky, squealing
seaworthy (adjective) fit for a sea voyage
shy (adjective) lacking self-confidence Synonyms: diffident, timid, unsure
(adjective) short
(adjective) wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things
sketchy (adjective) giving only major points; lacking completeness Synonyms: unelaborated
slouchy (adjective) lacking stiffness in form or posture
sloughy (adjective) (of soil) soft and watery Synonyms: boggy, marshy, miry, mucky, muddy, quaggy, sloppy, soggy, squashy, swampy, waterlogged
slushy (adjective) effusively or insincerely emotional Synonyms: bathetic, drippy, hokey, kitschy, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, sappy, schmaltzy, schmalzy, sentimental, soppy, soupy
(adjective) being or resembling melting snow
splashy (adjective) characterized by water flying about haphazardly
(adjective) covered with patches of bright color
(adjective) marked by ostentation but often tasteless Synonyms: flamboyant, showy
squashy (adjective) like a pulp or overripe; not having stiffness Synonyms: pulpy
(adjective) easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility Synonyms: spongelike, spongy, squishy
(adjective) (of soil) soft and watery Synonyms: boggy, marshy, miry, mucky, muddy, quaggy, sloppy, sloughy, soggy, swampy, waterlogged
squishy (adjective) easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility Synonyms: spongelike, spongy, squashy
starchy (adjective) consisting of or containing starch
(adjective) rigidly formal Synonyms: buckram, stiff
stealthy (adjective) marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed Synonyms: furtive, sneak, sneaky, surreptitious
stretchy (adjective) capable of being easily stretched and resuming former size or shape Synonyms: stretchable
swarthy (adjective) naturally having skin of a dark color Synonyms: dark-skinned, dusky, swart
swishy (adjective) resembling a sustained `sh' or soft whistle
techy (adjective) easily irritated or annoyed Synonyms: cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, testy, tetchy
tetchy (adjective) easily irritated or annoyed Synonyms: cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, techy, testy
toothy (adjective) having or showing prominent teeth
touchy (adjective) difficult to handle; requiring great tact Synonyms: delicate, ticklish
(adjective) quick to take offense Synonyms: feisty, huffy, thin-skinned
trashy (adjective) tastelessly showy Synonyms: brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry
(adjective) cheap and inferior; of no value Synonyms: rubbishy
trustworthy (adjective) worthy of trust or belief Synonyms: trusty
(adjective) taking responsibility for one's conduct and obligations
unairworthy (adjective) not fit to fly
unhealthy (adjective) not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind
(adjective) not conducive to good health
(adjective) detrimental to health Synonyms: insalubrious, unhealthful
unseaworthy (adjective) unfit for a voyage
untrustworthy (adjective) not worthy of trust or belief Synonyms: untrusty
unworthy (adjective) lacking in value or merit
(adjective) morally reprehensible Synonyms: despicable, slimy, ugly, vile, worthless, wretched
(adjective) not deserving Synonyms: undeserving
washy (adjective) having lost freshness or brilliance of color Synonyms: bleached, faded, washed-out
(adjective) overly diluted; thin and insipid Synonyms: watery, weak
wealthy (adjective) having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value Synonyms: affluent, flush, loaded, moneyed, substantial
worthy (adjective) having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable
(adjective) worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse Synonyms: desirable, suitable
(adjective) having qualities or abilities that merit recognition in some way

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