-pexy

1. a combining form meaning "solidity," used in the formation of compound words:

   rheopexy; mastopexy.

Word History and Origins

Origin of -pexy¹

< New Latin -pexia < Greek -pēxia , derivative of pêxis a fixing, solidity; see -y ³( def )

Example Sentences

The children, when naughty, are also threatened with the Pexy, who is supposed to haunt woods and coppices.

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