-iest
English
Examples
happy
→
happiest
scary
→
scariest
Etymology
From
-y
+
-est
.
Suffix
-iest
spelling of the suffix sequence
-y
followed by
-est
, or of certain words ending in
-y
suffixed with
-est
.
Derived terms
Category
English terms suffixed with -iest
not found
See also
-ied
-ier