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run·ny
 runny
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- pronunciation:
- ruh
ni
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
runnier, runniest |
| definition 1: |
tending to flow, leak, or drip too much.
an egg that is boiled but still runny- antonyms:
- stiff
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| definition 2: |
tending to discharge mucus or similar matter.
a runny nosea runny sore |
adverb + (adj.)runny
hard, slightly, too
(adj.)runny
+ noun
cheese, congestion, cough, diaper, egg, eye, headache, lava, liquid, mouth, nose, paint, sore, yolk
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The word runny
contains the following part:
-y1, -ey
Old English
adjective-forming suffix
that means characterized by; full of; tending to
  More about this word part:
The suffix -y1, -ey
attaches to nouns and a few verbs to form adjectives.
Example words:
bony, bouncy, chancy, chewy, crunchy, curly, dirty, dressy, fatty, flowery, foggy, funny, gooey, guilty, healthy, itchy, jumpy, kinky, lucky, messy, nosy, rainy, rickety, runny, salty, sandy, shaky, sleepy, spacy, springy, summery, sunny, wintry, wobbly, wiggly
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