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-iest

-iest suffix: spelling of the suffix sequence -y followed by -est, or of certain words ending in -y suffixed with -est.

Suffix

-iest

  1. spelling of the suffix sequence -y followed by -est, or of certain words ending in -y suffixed with -est.

Origin of -iest

From -y + -est.

Questions about -iest

What does -iest mean?
-iest means spelling of the suffix sequence -y followed by -est, or of certain words ending in -y suffixed with -est.
What part of speech is -iest?
-iest is a suffix.

Words near -iest in the dictionary

  1. -ied
  2. -ienne
  3. -iennes
  4. -ier
  5. -ies
  6. -iest
  7. -iety
  8. -ifene
  9. -iferous
  10. -ific
  11. -ification

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