Adjective: smiley
Comparison Forms
Synthetic
| Comparative | smilier |
| Superlative | smiliest |
Perifrastic
Sample Sentences
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have a smiley demeanor
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a very smiley girl
Adjectives inflected like smiley
snipey,
scaley,
smiley,
slicey,
slimey,
slatey,
shitey,
blowsey,
plaguey,
breezey,
schemey,
smudgey,
smidgey,
douchey,
greasey,
cabbagey,
chocolatey,
cliquey,
squiggley,
dog-whistley, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
From smile + -y (adjectival suffix). The noun is from the adjective, after smiley face.