Algy
noun
a first name, form of Algernon.
Algy
1 American
[al-jee]
/ ˈæl dʒi /
noun
-algy
2
American
Usage
What does -algy mean? The combining form -algy is used like a suffix meaning “pain.” It is used in a few, mostly historical forms of medical terms, especially in pathology. The form -algy comes from the Greek álgos, meaning “pain.” Similar in meaning and use to algo- are odyno- and -odynia, which derive from odýnē, also meaning “pain.”The form -algy is a rare variant of the much more common -algia, as in sacralgia. A corresponding form of -algy combined to the beginning of words is algo-, as in algophobia. Learn more about these forms in our Words That Use articles for each.
Example Sentences
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The London sleuth and his sidekick, Algy, catch crooks for a Scotland Yard inspector.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2021
To many, though, he will be best remembered for his brief appearance as Q - here nicknamed Algy - in 1983's Never Say Never Again.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2017
And then there was poor Algy Edwards, dumped on by everyone in sight.
From New York Times • Nov. 28, 2015
Simon Harrison makes a worthy Worthing, while Alex Felton's Algy is so effete his safety seems to depend on the adequate provision of silk chaises longues for him to flop upon.
From The Guardian • Jun. 11, 2010
"I'm sure he doesn't appreciate you at all, Algy," she declared, winding up a list of Mr. Diamond's defects and misdemeanours with this culminating accusation.
From A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3) by Trollope, Frances Eleanor
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