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yawy

yawy adjective: pertaining to, or afflicted with, the disease yaws.

Adjective

yawy (comparative more yawy, superlative most yawy)

  1. (archaic) Pertaining to, or afflicted with, the disease yaws.

Forms of yawy

comparativemore yawy
superlativemost yawy
alternative formyawey

Origin of yawy

From yaws + -y.

Questions about yawy

What does yawy mean?
Yawy means pertaining to, or afflicted with, the disease yaws.
What part of speech is yawy?
Yawy is an adjective.

Words near yawy in the dictionary

  1. yawpings
  2. yawps
  3. yaws
  4. Yawuru
  5. yawweed
  6. yawy
  7. yaxche
  8. Yaxley
  9. Yaxleys
  10. yay
  11. yay-boo

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