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1473 Adjectives That End With Y

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lumpy (adjective) having lumps; not smooth and even in texture
(adjective) like or containing small sticky lumps Synonyms: chunky
lusty (adjective) endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health Synonyms: full-blooded, hearty, red-blooded
(adjective) vigorously passionate Synonyms: concupiscent, lustful
maggoty (adjective) spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies Synonyms: flyblown
maidenly (adjective) befitting or characteristic of a maiden Synonyms: maidenlike
mammary (adjective) of or relating to the milk-giving gland of the female
mandatory (adjective) required by rule Synonyms: compulsory, required
mangey (adjective) having many worn or threadbare spots in the nap Synonyms: mangy
mangy (adjective) having many worn or threadbare spots in the nap Synonyms: mangey
manky (adjective) inferior and worthless
manly (adjective) possessing qualities befitting a man Synonyms: manful, manlike
(adjective) characteristic of a man Synonyms: male, manful, manlike, virile
mannerly (adjective) socially correct in behavior Synonyms: well-mannered
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
marly (adjective) of or relating to or resembling or abounding in marl
marshy (adjective) (of soil) soft and watery Synonyms: boggy, miry, mucky, muddy, quaggy, sloppy, sloughy, soggy, squashy, swampy, waterlogged
masterly (adjective) having or revealing supreme mastery or skill Synonyms: consummate, masterful, virtuoso
matey (adjective) (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals Synonyms: chummy, pally, palsy-walsy
matronly (adjective) befitting or characteristic of a fully mature woman
maxillary (adjective) of or relating to the upper jaw
mazy (adjective) resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity Synonyms: labyrinthian, labyrinthine
meagerly (adjective) deficient in amount or quality or extent Synonyms: meager, meagre, scrimpy, stingy
mealy (adjective) containing meal or made of meal
(adjective) composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency Synonyms: coarse-grained, farinaceous, grainy, granular, granulose, gritty
measly (adjective) contemptibly small in amount Synonyms: miserable, paltry
meaty (adjective) like or containing meat
(adjective) being on topic and prompting thought Synonyms: substantive
mediatory (adjective) of or related to or directed toward mediation
medullary (adjective) of or relating to the medulla of any body part
(adjective) containing or consisting of or resembling bone marrow
(adjective) of or relating to the medulla oblongata
melancholy (adjective) grave or even gloomy in character Synonyms: somber, sombre
(adjective) characterized by or causing or expressing sadness Synonyms: melancholic
mercenary (adjective) profit oriented Synonyms: commercial, mercantile, moneymaking
(adjective) serving for wages in a foreign army Synonyms: free-lance, freelance
(adjective) marked by materialism Synonyms: materialistic, worldly-minded
merry (adjective) quick and energetic Synonyms: alert, brisk, lively, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippy
(adjective) offering fun and gaiety Synonyms: festal, festive, gay
(adjective) full of or showing high-spirited merriment Synonyms: gay, jocund, jolly, jovial, mirthful
messy (adjective) dirty and disorderly Synonyms: mussy
midway (adjective) equally distant from the extremes Synonyms: center, centre, halfway, middle
midweekly (adjective) occurring during the middle of the week
mighty (adjective) having or showing great strength or force or intensity
migratory (adjective) used of animals that move seasonally
(adjective) habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work Synonyms: migrant
military (adjective) associated with or performed by members of the armed services as contrasted with civilians
(adjective) characteristic of or associated with soldiers or the military
(adjective) of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
milky (adjective) resembling milk in color; not clear Synonyms: milklike, whitish
millenary (adjective) relating to or consisting of 1000
(adjective) of or relating to the doctrine of the millennium
minatory (adjective) threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments Synonyms: baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, ominous, sinister, threatening
mingy (adjective) (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity Synonyms: mean, miserly, tight
minty (adjective) relating to or suggestive of mint
(adjective) of the flavor of mint, particularly peppermint
mirky (adjective) (of liquids) clouded as with sediment Synonyms: cloudy, muddy, murky, turbid
(adjective) dark or gloomy Synonyms: murky
miry (adjective) (of soil) soft and watery Synonyms: boggy, marshy, mucky, muddy, quaggy, sloppy, sloughy, soggy, squashy, swampy, waterlogged
miserly (adjective) (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity Synonyms: mean, mingy, tight
missionary (adjective) relating to or connected to a religious mission Synonyms: missional
misty (adjective) filled or abounding with fog or mist Synonyms: brumous, foggy, hazy
(adjective) wet with mist
mitigatory (adjective) moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear Synonyms: alleviative, alleviatory, lenitive, mitigative, palliative
moldy (adjective) covered with or smelling of mold Synonyms: mouldy, musty
momentary (adjective) lasting for a markedly brief time Synonyms: fleeting, fugitive, momentaneous
monetary (adjective) relating to or involving money Synonyms: pecuniary
monitory (adjective) serving to warn Synonyms: admonitory, cautionary, exemplary, warning
monthly (adjective) of or occurring or payable every month
moody (adjective) subject to sharply varying moods Synonyms: temperamental
(adjective) showing a brooding ill humor Synonyms: dark, dour, glowering, glum, morose, saturnine, sour, sullen
moony (adjective) lighted by moonlight Synonyms: moonlit
(adjective) dreamy in mood or nature Synonyms: dreamy, woolgathering
mortuary (adjective) of or relating to a funeral
(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of death
mossy (adjective) overgrown with moss Synonyms: moss-grown
(adjective) (used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned Synonyms: fogyish, moss-grown, stick-in-the-mud, stodgy
motherly (adjective) befitting a mother; warm and nurturing
mothy (adjective) infested with moths
(adjective) worn or eaten away by (or as if by) moths Synonyms: moth-eaten
motley (adjective) having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly Synonyms: calico, multi-color, multi-colored, multi-colour, multi-coloured, multicolor, multicolored, multicolour, multicoloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured
(adjective) consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds Synonyms: assorted, miscellaneous, mixed, sundry
mouldy (adjective) covered with or smelling of mold Synonyms: moldy, musty
mousey (adjective) infested with mice Synonyms: mousy
(adjective) of something having a drab pale brown color resembling a mouse Synonyms: mouse-colored, mouselike, mousy
(adjective) quiet and timid and ineffectual Synonyms: mousy
mousy (adjective) infested with mice Synonyms: mousey
(adjective) of something having a drab pale brown color resembling a mouse Synonyms: mouse-colored, mouselike, mousey
(adjective) quiet and timid and ineffectual Synonyms: mousey
mucky (adjective) dirty and messy; covered with mud or muck Synonyms: muddy
(adjective) (of soil) soft and watery Synonyms: boggy, marshy, miry, muddy, quaggy, sloppy, sloughy, soggy, squashy, swampy, waterlogged
muddy (adjective) dirty and messy; covered with mud or muck Synonyms: mucky
(adjective) (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear Synonyms: dingy, dirty, muddied
(adjective) (of liquids) clouded as with sediment Synonyms: cloudy, mirky, murky, turbid
(adjective) (of soil) soft and watery Synonyms: boggy, marshy, miry, mucky, quaggy, sloppy, sloughy, soggy, squashy, swampy, waterlogged
muggy (adjective) hot or warm and humid Synonyms: steamy, sticky
multistorey (adjective) having more than one story Synonyms: multistoried, multistory
multistory (adjective) having more than one story Synonyms: multistorey, multistoried
murky (adjective) (of liquids) clouded as with sediment Synonyms: cloudy, mirky, muddy, turbid
(adjective) dark or gloomy Synonyms: mirky
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
musky (adjective) resembling the smell of musk
mussy (adjective) dirty and disorderly Synonyms: messy
musty (adjective) stale and unclean smelling Synonyms: frowsty, fusty
(adjective) covered with or smelling of mold Synonyms: moldy, mouldy
muzzy (adjective) confused and vague; used especially of thinking Synonyms: addled, befuddled, muddled, woolly-headed, woolly, wooly-minded, wooly
(adjective) indistinct or hazy in outline Synonyms: bleary, blurred, blurry, foggy, fuzzy, hazy
nappy (adjective) (of hair) in small tight curls Synonyms: crisp, frizzly, frizzy, kinky
nary (adjective) (used with singular count nouns) colloquial for `not a' or `not one' or `never a'
nasty (adjective) offensive or even (of persons) malicious Synonyms: awful
(adjective) exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent Synonyms: tight
(adjective) disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter Synonyms: filthy, foul
(adjective) characterized by obscenity Synonyms: cruddy, filthy, foul, smutty
natty (adjective) marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners Synonyms: dapper, dashing, jaunty, raffish, rakish, snappy, spiffy, spruce
naughty (adjective) badly behaved
(adjective) suggestive of sexual impropriety Synonyms: blue, gamey, gamy, juicy, racy, risque, spicy
nearby (adjective) close at hand
necessary (adjective) absolutely essential
(adjective) unavoidably determined by prior circumstances
needy (adjective) demanding or needing attention, affection, or reassurance to an excessive degree
(adjective) poor enough to need help from others Synonyms: destitute, impoverished, indigent, necessitous, poverty-stricken
neighborly (adjective) exhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighbor Synonyms: neighbourly
neighbourly (adjective) exhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighbor Synonyms: neighborly
nervy (adjective) showing or requiring courage and contempt of danger
(adjective) offensively bold Synonyms: brash, cheeky
(adjective) being in a tense state Synonyms: edgy, high-strung, highly strung, jittery, jumpy, overstrung, restive, uptight
newsworthy (adjective) sufficiently interesting to be reported in a newspaper
newsy (adjective) prone to friendly informal communication Synonyms: chatty, gossipy
(adjective) full of news
niffy (adjective) (British informal) malodorous
nifty (adjective) excellent Synonyms: bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, not bad, old, peachy, slap-up, smashing, swell
niggardly (adjective) petty or reluctant in giving or spending Synonyms: grudging, scrimy
nightly (adjective) happening every night
ninepenny (adjective) used of nail size; 2 3/4 in or 7 cm long
ninety (adjective) being ten more than eighty Synonyms: 90, xc
nippy (adjective) pleasantly cold and invigorating Synonyms: crisp, frosty, nipping, snappy
(adjective) a sharp biting taste
noisy (adjective) full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds
(adjective) attracting attention by showiness or bright colors
nonarbitrary (adjective) not subject to individual determination Synonyms: unarbitrary
nonexploratory (adjective) not exploratory Synonyms: nonexplorative, unexplorative, unexploratory
nonhairy (adjective) without hair
nonhereditary (adjective) not acquirable by inheritance Synonyms: nontransmissible
noninflammatory (adjective) not inflammatory
nonliterary (adjective) marked by lack of affectation or pedantry Synonyms: unliterary
nonmandatory (adjective) not required by rule or law Synonyms: nonobligatory
nonmigratory (adjective) used of animals that do not migrate Synonyms: resident

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