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57 Adjectives That End With NY

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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
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
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
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
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
phony (adjective) fraudulent; having a misleading appearance Synonyms: bastard, bogus, fake, phoney
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
sunny (adjective) bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer Synonyms: cheery, gay
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
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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