[1575–85; surge + -y1]This word is first recorded in the period 1575–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: analysis, cusp, energy, stripper, subaltern-y is a native English suffix of adjectives meaning “characterized by or inclined to”the substance or action of the word or stem to which the suffix is attached. Otherwords that use the affix -y include: dreamy, grouchy, juicy, rumbly
Examples of 'surgy' in a sentence
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All observations were made by skin divers in shallow (rocky subtidal habitats.
Randall K. Kosaki, Julia M. Hartl 2018, 'First record of the Phoenix Islands damselfish Plectroglyphidodon phoenixensis (Schultz,1943) from the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands', Marine Biodiversity Recordshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41200-018-0142-5. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)