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-er

354 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) -er (adjective suffix or adverb suffix)
  2. 2) -er (noun suffix)
  3. er (interjection)
  4. ER (abbreviation)
  5. Er (symbol)
  6. Er Rif (geographical name)
  7. see-er (noun)
  8. anigh (adverb)
  9. bairnly (adjective)
  10. bardy (adjective)
  11. beany (adjective)
  12. beardy (adjective)
  13. beechy (adjective)
  14. bilgy (adjective)
  15. birdy (adjective)
  16. blady (adjective)
  17. blasty (adjective)
  18. blazy (adjective)
  19. blinky (adjective)
  20. blobby (adjective)
  21. blotty (adjective)
  22. bluffy (adjective)
  23. blushy (adjective)
  24. boardy (adjective)
  25. booky (adjective)
  26. branny (adjective)
  27. brashy (adjective)
  28. breachy (adjective)
  29. breedy (adjective)
  30. breedy (adjective)

1-er

adj suffix or adv suffix

Definition of -ER

—used to form the comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs of one syllable <hotter> <drier> and of some adjectives and adverbs of two or more syllables <completer> <beautifuller>

Origin of -ER

Middle English -er, -ere, -re, from Old English -ra (in adjectives), -or (in adverbs); akin to Old High German -iro, adjective comparative suffix, Latin -ior, Greek -iōn

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