Definitions
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- suffix Alternative form of
-ity . Used to form abstract nouns from adjectives - suffix
Nonproductive suffix indicating single-digit integer multiples of ten
Etymologies
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From Middle English -te, from Old French -te, from Latin -tātem, accusative masculine singular of -tās.
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From Middle English -ty, from Old English -tiġ ("-ty"), from Proto-Germanic *tigiwiz, plural of *teguz (“group of ten”), from Proto-Indo-European *déḱ-, *déḱm̥t (“ten”). Cognate with Scots -ty ("-ty"), West Frisian -tich ("-ty"), Dutch -tig ("-ty"), German -zig ("-ty"), Gothic 𐍄𐌹𐌲𐌿𐍃 (tigus, "group of ten, decade"). Related to ten.
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Examples
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She and her best pal, Tony-winning actress Marissa Jaret Winokur, "would go to the shopping mall and sit in the vibrating chairs at the Brookstone store, stuffing ourselves with muffins and crying about our s---ty careers," recalls Lawless with a laugh.
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I encourage people to break up if they're in s---ty relationships.
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