-dactyly

1. a combination of -dactyl and -y ³, used to form nouns to stems in -dactyl:

   hyperdactyly.

Word History and Origins

Origin of -dactyly¹

< New Latin -dactylia. See -dactyl, -y ³

Example Sentences

Next week’s results: Dactyly Fractaly, or Bodacious Double-D’s, our contest for the short, galloping poems called double dactyls.

From Washington Post