From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishY, thethe YY, the /waɪ/ American English infml the YMCA or YWCA She was staying in a room at the Y.YY, y /waɪ/ (plural Y’s, y’s) noun SLA[countable, uncountable] the 25th letter of the English alphabet → Y chromosome, Y-fronts-y-y1 /i/ suffix [in adjectives] 1 XXfull of something or covered with something sugary desserts (=full of sugar) dirty hands (=covered with dirt) a hairy chest (=covered with hair)2 XXhaving a quality or feeling, or tending to do something a messy room curly hair (=hair that curls) feeling sleepy3 XXlike or typical of something a cold wintry day (=typical of winter) his long, horsy face (=he looks like a horse)4 XXfond of or interested in something a horsy woman (=who likes riding horses) —-ily suffix [in adverbs] —-iness suffix [in nouns]
Examples from the Corpus
-y• a sleepy baby• excessive flattery-y-y2 suffix [in nouns] 1 (also -ie)XX used to make a word or name less formal, and often to show that you care about them – used especially when talking to children Where’s little Johnny? my daddy (=my father) What a nice doggy (=dog)!2 XXused to make nouns from some verbs to show an action the expiry date (=the date when something expires) an inquiry (=the act of inquiring about something) 