-ey

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variant of -y¹, especially after y: clayey.

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In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

candystring

candyfloss

candypuff

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Words nearby -ey

exurbia, exuviae, exuviate, ex voto, ex-works, -ey, Eyak, eyalet, Eyam, eyas, Eyck

Other definitions for -ey (2 of 2)

-ey²

variant of -y², especially after y.

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How to use -ey in a sentence

Ryan then pulled a u-ey back to where he started or, at least, so it seemed.
The Car Crash Paul Ryan Should Have Avoided at the VP Debate|Michael Daly|October 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
If “umami” was recently accepted into the lexicon...maybe “tomato-ey” isn't that far behind.
The Only Food That Matters|Katie Workman|August 18, 2009|DAILY BEAST
I thought he gave it a valiant try, but it still left me yearning for an adjective that could best "tomato-ey."
The Only Food That Matters|Katie Workman|August 18, 2009|DAILY BEAST
And is now going to do honour to the family all round the world, ey?
Heart|Martin Farquhar Tupper

They had thought of ways in which mon-ey could be raised to help a-long the good cause.
Pages for Laughing Eyes|Unknown
No nightly trance, or breathèd spell, Inspires the pale-ey'd priest from the prophetic cell.
The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886|Ministry of Education
Pull′ey-block, a shell containing one or more sheaves, the whole forming a pulley; Pull′ey-shell, the casing of a pulley-block.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
Squatters haf feelin's, t'ough t'ey hafn't much honesty to poast of.
The Chainbearer|J. Fenimore Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for -ey

-ey

suffix

a variant of -y 1, -y 2

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