-worthy
a combining form of worthy, occurring in adjectives that have the general sense “deserving of, fit for” (blameworthy; newsworthy; noteworthy; trustworthy), “capable of travel in or on” (airworthy; roadworthy; seaworthy), as specified by the first word of the compound.
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chiefly british variant of -tion: connexion; inflexion.
- -y
a native english suffix of adjectives meaning “characterized by or inclined to” the substance or action of the word or stem to which the suffix is attached: juicy; grouchy; rumbly; dreamy. sometimes used to mean “allowing, fostering, or bringing about” the specified action: sippy. also, -ey1 . -y2 a noun-forming suffix with a variety of […]
- -yer
variant of -er1. after w: bowyer; lawyer; sawyer.
- -yl
chemistry a suffix used in the names of radicals: ethyl. -yl suffix (in chemistry) indicating a group or radical methyl, carbonyl word origin from greek hulē wood, matter -yl suff. a monovalent organic acid radical: carbonyl. -yl a suffix used to form the chemical names of organic compounds when they are radicals (parts of larger […]
- -ylene
-ylene suff. a bivalent organic radical: methylene.