Adjectives Ending in Y and Containing EF

This list gathers 20 English adjectives ending in Y and containing EF, such as Beneficiary, Hefty, Lefty, Beefy, Defamatory, Refractory and Deflationary. Use the sorting controls below to organize entries by length, or consult our adjective grammar guide to check adjective order and comparative rules.

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Starts with B
3 words
beneficiary
beefy
benefactory
Starts with C
2 words
cheffy
calefactory
Starts with D
3 words
defamatory
deflationary
defecatory
Starts with F
1 words
forefatherly
Starts with H
1 words
hefty
Starts with L
2 words
lefty
liefly
Starts with P
3 words
prefatory
pseudoreformatory
pseudobenefactory
Starts with R
5 words
refractory
reformatory
reefy
reflationary
refrigeratory

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