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- When -y is added to the end of a word, the new word is an adjective meaning "full of or characterized by" the original word.
- If you are angry, you have a lot of anger.
- crispy means full of or characterized by being crisp.
- airy means full of or characterized by air.
- In words like army, city, and country, -y means "employment, office, dignity".
- An army is a group of people who fight for a country.
- A city is a large place where people live and work.
- A country is a large area of land where people live under the same government.
- In names, such as Johnny and Kitty, -y makes the name more friendly or childish.
- Johnny is a friendly way to say John.
- Kitty is a friendly way to say kitten.
- In words like victory, -y means a state, condition, or quality.
- Victory is the state of having won.