10-letter words containing Y
Embark on an exploration of 10-letter words that contain the letter Y. This segment uncovers the diverse range of words that incorporate Y within this specific length, revealing the versatility and richness of language. Ideal for vocabulary enthusiasts and word-game aficionados.
Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
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everything | 20 | - | - |
absolutely | 15 | completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers | an absolutely magnificent painting |
completely | 19 | to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly') | it was completely different from what we expected |
definitely | 17 | without question and beyond doubt | - |
especially | 17 | to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common | an especially (or specially) cautious approach to the danger |
everywhere | 22 | to or in any or all places | You find fast food stores everywhere |
university | 16 | a large and diverse institution of higher learning created to educate for life and for a profession and to grant degrees | - |
apparently | 17 | unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') | she has apparently been living here for some time |
personally | 15 | in the flesh; without involving anyone else | I went there personally |
eventually | 16 | after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay | - |
technology | 19 | the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems | - |
mysterious | 15 | of an obscure nature | the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms |
incredibly | 18 | not easy to believe | incredibly, she survived the crash |
officially | 21 | with official authorization | - |
constantly | 15 | without interruption | the world is constantly changing |
philosophy | 23 | a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school | - |
physically | 23 | in accord with physical laws | it is physically impossible |
conspiracy | 19 | a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act | - |
originally | 14 | before now | - |
motorcycle | 19 | ride a motorcycle | - |
previously | 18 | at an earlier time or formerly | she had previously lived in Chicago |
laboratory | 15 | a region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentation | Pakistan is a laboratory for studying the use of American troops to combat terrorism |
ultimately | 15 | as the end result of a succession or process | ultimately he had to give in |
psychology | 24 | the science of mental life | - |
strawberry | 18 | a soft red birthmark | - |
unemployed | 18 | people who are involuntarily out of work (considered as a group) | the long-term unemployed need assistance |
terrifying | 17 | causing extreme terror | a terrifying wail |
supposedly | 18 | believed or reputed to be the case | - |
difficulty | 22 | the quality of being difficult | they agreed about the difficulty of the climb |
thoroughly | 20 | completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly') | - |
employment | 19 | the occupation for which you are paid | he is looking for employment |
hysterical | 18 | characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria | during hysterical conditions various functions of the human body are disordered |
screenplay | 17 | a script for a film including dialogue and descriptions of characters and sets | - |
elementary | 15 | of or being the essential or basic part | an elementary need for love and nurturing |
playground | 17 | an area where many people go for recreation | - |
peacefully | 20 | in a peaceful manner | the hen settled herself on the nest most peacefully |
babysitter | 17 | a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home | - |
excellency | 24 | an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels | - |
relatively | 16 | in a relative manner; by comparison to something else | the situation is relatively calm now |
dictionary | 16 | a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them | - |
frequently | 25 | many times at short intervals | - |
psychopath | 25 | someone with a sociopathic personality; a person with an antisocial personality disorder (`psychopath' was once widely used but has now been superseded by `sociopath') | - |
prosperity | 17 | the condition of prospering; having good fortune | - |
repeatedly | 16 | several time | it must be washed repeatedly |
separately | 15 | apart from others | - |
bankruptcy | 23 | inability to discharge all your debts as they come due | the company had to declare bankruptcy |
generosity | 14 | acting generously | - |
creativity | 18 | the ability to create | - |
fraternity | 16 | a social club for male undergraduates | - |
solidarity | 14 | a union of interests or purposes or sympathies among members of a group | - |
melancholy | 20 | characterized by or causing or expressing sadness | growing more melancholy every hour |
positively | 18 | extremely | it was positively monumental |
missionary | 15 | someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country | - |
apocalypse | 19 | the last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the Apostle | - |
volleyball | 18 | a game in which two teams hit an inflated ball over a high net using their hands | - |
typewriter | 18 | hand-operated character printer for printing written messages one character at a time | - |
mayonnaise | 15 | egg yolks and oil and vinegar | - |
efficiency | 23 | skillfulness in avoiding wasted time and effort | she did the work with great efficiency |
eyewitness | 16 | a spectator who can describe what happened | - |
preferably | 20 | more readily or willingly | clean it well, preferably with warm water |
hypothesis | 21 | a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena | a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory |
popularity | 17 | the quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after | his charm soon won him affection and popularity |
presidency | 18 | the office and function of president | Andrew Jackson expanded the power of the presidency beyond what was customary before his time |
disability | 16 | the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness | reading disability |
satisfying | 17 | providing abundant nourishment | - |
presumably | 19 | by reasonable assumption | presumably, he missed the train |
gymnastics | 18 | a sport that involves exercises intended to display strength and balance and agility | - |
vocabulary | 20 | a language user's knowledge of words | - |
trajectory | 22 | the path followed by an object moving through space | - |
accurately | 17 | with few mistakes | he works very accurately |
truthfully | 19 | with truth | I told him truthfully that I had just returned from my vacation |
remarkably | 21 | to a remarkable degree or extent | - |
profoundly | 19 | to a great depth psychologically or emotionally | - |
horrifying | 20 | provoking horror | an alarming, even horrifying, picture |
tragically | 16 | in a tragic manner; with tragic consequences | the adventure ended tragically |
enormously | 15 | extremely | he was enormously popular |
commentary | 19 | a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material | - |
inevitably | 18 | by necessity | - |
hypnotized | 28 | having your attention fixated as though by a spell | - |
simplicity | 19 | lack of ornamentation | - |
continuity | 15 | the property of a continuous and connected period of time | - |
hopelessly | 18 | in a dispirited manner without hope | - |
ironically | 15 | in an ironic manner | she began to mimic him ironically |
hereditary | 17 | occurring among members of a family usually by heredity | - |
reasonably | 15 | with good sense or in a reasonable or intelligent manner | acted quite reasonably |
compulsory | 19 | required by rule | in most schools physical education is compulsory |
hyperspace | 22 | - | - |
complexity | 26 | the quality of being intricate and compounded | he enjoyed the complexity of modern computers |
insecurity | 15 | the anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure | - |
infidelity | 17 | the quality of being unfaithful | - |
speciality | 17 | an asset of special worth or utility | - |
dehydrated | 19 | preserved by removing natural moisture | dehydrated eggs |
visibility | 18 | quality or fact or degree of being visible; perceptible by the eye or obvious to the eye | low visibility caused by fog |
sympathize | 29 | to feel or express sympathy or compassion | - |
capability | 19 | the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally | he worked to the limits of his capability |
thankfully | 23 | in a thankful manner; with thanks | he accepted thankfully my apologies |
psychiatry | 23 | the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders | - |
testifying | 17 | - | - |
underlying | 15 | in the nature of something though not readily apparent | an underlying meaning |
granddaddy | 18 | the father of your father or mother | - |
discreetly | 16 | with discretion; prudently and with wise self-restraint | I sent for the sergeant of the platoon both men were in and asked him to try to find out discreetly what lay behind this |
faithfully | 22 | in a faithful manner | it always came on, faithfully, like the radio |
deployment | 18 | the distribution of forces in preparation for battle or work | - |
deficiency | 21 | lack of an adequate quantity or number | - |
infinitely | 16 | continuing forever without end | there are infinitely many possibilities |
relativity | 16 | (physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts | - |
blackberry | 23 | bramble with sweet edible black or dark purple berries that usually do not separate from the receptacle | - |
internally | 13 | on or from the inside | an internally controlled environment |
rightfully | 20 | by right | baseball rightfully is the nation's pastime |
veterinary | 16 | a doctor who practices veterinary medicine | - |
similarity | 15 | a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) parts of a stimulus field that are similar to each other tend to be perceived as belonging together as a unit | - |
gracefully | 19 | in a gracious or graceful manner | - |
distinctly | 16 | clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment | it's distinctly possible |
intimately | 15 | in a close manner | the two phenomena are intimately connected |
ordinarily | 14 | under normal conditions | - |
hydraulics | 19 | study of the mechanics of fluids | - |
generously | 14 | in a generous manner | - |
systematic | 17 | of or relating to taxonomy | - |
schoolyard | 19 | the yard associated with a school | - |
indirectly | 16 | not in a forthright manner | he answered very indirectly |
sensuality | 13 | desire for sensual pleasures | - |
sleepyhead | 19 | a sleepy person | - |
stereotype | 15 | treat or classify according to a mental stereotype | I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European |
chardonnay | 19 | white wine grape | - |
archeology | 19 | the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures | - |
inherently | 16 | in an inherent manner | the subject matter is sexual activity of any overt kind, which is depicted as inherently desirable and exciting |
physiology | 22 | processes and functions of an organism | - |
magnifying | 20 | - | - |
clinically | 17 | in a clinical manner | she is clinically qualified |
embroidery | 18 | decorative needlework | - |
vertically | 18 | in a vertical direction | a gallery quite often is added to make use of space vertically as well as horizontally |
critically | 17 | in a critical manner | this must be examined critically |
vigorously | 17 | with vigor; in a vigorous manner | he defended his ideas vigorously |
disorderly | 15 | completely unordered and unpredictable and confusing | - |
pleasantly | 15 | in a cheerful manner | `I'll do the dishes,' he said pleasantly |
qualifying | 26 | success in satisfying a test or requirement | - |
stationery | 13 | paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters; usually with matching envelopes | - |
obligatory | 16 | morally or legally constraining or binding | attendance is obligatory |
chemically | 22 | with chemicals | chemically fertilized |
complicity | 21 | guilt as an accomplice in a crime or offense | - |
culturally | 15 | with regard to a culture | culturally integrated |
reportedly | 16 | according to reports or other information | she was reportedly his mistress for many years |
mediocrity | 18 | ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding | - |
mistakenly | 19 | in a mistaken or erroneous manner | he mistakenly believed it |
forcefully | 21 | with full force | we are seeing this film too late to feel its original impact forcefully |
graciously | 16 | in a gracious or graceful manner | he did not have a chance to grow up graciously |
unfriendly | 17 | not friendly | an unfriendly act of aggression |
rationally | 13 | in a rational manner | we must act rationally |
expressway | 25 | a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic | - |
admittedly | 17 | as acknowledged | - |
terminally | 15 | at the end | terminally ill |
skyscraper | 21 | a very tall building with many stories | - |
stationary | 13 | not capable of being moved | stationary machinery |
expectancy | 26 | an expectation | - |
negativity | 17 | an amount less than zero | - |
needlessly | 14 | without need | it would needlessly bring badness into the world |
encryption | 17 | the activity of converting data or information into code | - |
cyberspace | 21 | a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange | - |
understudy | 15 | be an understudy or alternate for a role | - |
handsomely | 19 | in an attractively handsome manner | the volume was handsomely bound |
incendiary | 16 | a criminal who illegally sets fire to property | - |
gratifying | 18 | affording satisfaction or pleasure | found her praise gratifying |
negatively | 17 | in a harmful manner | he was negatively affected |
dreadfully | 18 | in a dreadful manner | - |
explicitly | 24 | in an explicit manner | in his foreword Professor Clark puts it explicitly |
delicately | 16 | in a delicate manner | - |
stealthily | 16 | in a stealthy manner | stealthily they advanced upstream |
surgically | 16 | in a surgical manner; by means of surgery | surgically removed |
playwright | 22 | someone who writes plays | - |
bricklayer | 21 | a craftsman skilled in building with bricks | - |
upholstery | 18 | covering (padding and springs and webbing and fabric) on a piece of furniture | - |
carelessly | 15 | without caution or prudence | one unfortunately sees historic features carelessly lost when estates fall into unsympathetic hands |
toxicology | 23 | the branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature and effects and treatments of poisons | - |
passageway | 19 | a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass | - |
bestiality | 15 | sexual activity between a person and an animal | - |
helplessly | 18 | in a helpless manner | the crowd watched him helplessly |
dishonesty | 17 | lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing | - |
creatively | 18 | in a creative manner | she solved the problem creatively |
subsidiary | 16 | functioning in a supporting capacity | - |
dependency | 19 | being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) | - |
adequately | 23 | in an adequate manner or to an adequate degree | he was adequately prepared |
innocently | 15 | in a not unlawful manner | he claimed to have purchased the contraband innocently |
invariably | 18 | without variation or change, in every case | - |
recklessly | 19 | in a reckless manner | - |
redundancy | 17 | the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded | the use of industrial robots created redundancy among workers |
canterbury | 17 | a town in Kent in southeastern England; site of the cathedral where Thomas a Becket was martyred in 1170; seat of the archbishop and primate of the Anglican Church | - |
regulatory | 14 | restricting according to rules or principles | a regulatory gene |
synonymous | 18 | (of words) meaning the same or nearly the same | - |
femininity | 18 | the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women | - |
flamboyant | 20 | elaborately or excessively ornamented | flamboyant handwriting |
diligently | 15 | with diligence; in a diligent manner | we may diligently observe the Lord's supper on the first day of the week, diligently preach the gospel, or minister to the saint |
tirelessly | 13 | with indefatigable energy | - |
shockingly | 23 | very badly | they behaved shockingly at the funeral |
neutrality | 13 | tolerance attributable to a lack of involvement | - |
eucalyptus | 17 | a tree of the genus Eucalyptus | - |
cautiously | 15 | as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact | she ventured cautiously downstairs |
countryman | 17 | a man who lives in the country and has country ways | - |
informally | 18 | with the use of colloquial expressions | - |
piccadilly | 20 | - | - |
skillfully | 20 | with skill | fragments of a nearly complete jug, skillfully restored at the institute of archaeology |
commissary | 19 | a retail store that sells equipment and provisions (usually to military personnel) | - |
criminally | 17 | in a shameful manner | the garden was criminally neglected |
debauchery | 21 | a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity | - |
immorality | 17 | morally objectionable behavior | - |
pyromaniac | 19 | a person with a mania for setting things on fire | - |
insurgency | 16 | an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict | - |
justifying | 24 | - | - |
symbolized | 27 | - | - |
cheerfully | 21 | in a cheerful manner | he cheerfully agreed to do it |
abnormally | 17 | in an abnormal manner | they were behaving abnormally |
underbelly | 16 | the soft belly or underside of an animal's body | - |
ruthlessly | 16 | in a ruthless manner | the government has been urged to take immediate action to deal ruthlessly with the strikers |
maniacally | 17 | in a maniacal manner or to a maniacal degree | he was maniacally obsessed with jealousy |
fabulously | 18 | exceedingly; extremely | she plays fabulously well |
externally | 20 | with respect to the outside | - |
churchyard | 24 | the yard associated with a church | - |
conformity | 20 | orthodoxy in thoughts and belief | - |
legitimacy | 18 | undisputed credibility | - |
gooseberry | 16 | spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries | - |
powerfully | 21 | in a powerful manner | the federal government replaced the powerfully pro-settler Sir Godfrey Huggins with the even tougher and more determined ex-trade unionist |
strychnine | 18 | an alkaloid plant toxin extracted chiefly from nux vomica; formerly used as a stimulant | - |
moderately | 16 | to certain extent or degree | - |
ballplayer | 17 | an athlete who plays baseball | - |
arrhythmia | 21 | an abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart | - |
abundantly | 16 | in an abundant manner | they were abundantly supplied with food |
syndicated | 17 | - | - |
misogynist | 16 | a misanthrope who dislikes women in particular | - |
disqualify | 26 | make unfit or unsuitable | - |
disloyalty | 17 | the quality of being disloyal | - |
eyeglasses | 14 | (plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision | - |
analytical | 15 | of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience | - |
unsanitary | 13 | not sanitary or healthful | unsanitary open sewers |
splendidly | 17 | in an impressively beautiful manner | - |
inequality | 22 | lack of equality | the growing inequality between rich and poor |
topography | 21 | precise detailed study of the surface features of a region | - |
nationally | 13 | extending throughout an entire nation | nationally advertised |
narcolepsy | 17 | a sleep disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable episodes of deep sleep | he believes that narcolepsy is attributable to an inability to suppress REM sleep during waking |
neighborly | 19 | exhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighbor | - |
tyrannical | 15 | characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty | a tyrannical government |
perpetuity | 17 | the property of being perpetual (seemingly ceaseless) | - |
storyboard | 16 | - | - |
eloquently | 22 | with eloquence | he expressed his ideas eloquently |
unbearably | 17 | to an unbearable degree | it was unbearably hot in the room |
portraying | 16 | a representation by picture or portraiture | - |
promissory | 17 | relating to or having the character of a promise | promissory note |
dispensary | 16 | clinic where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed | - |
inadequacy | 25 | lack of an adequate quantity or number | the inadequacy of unemployment benefits |
improperly | 19 | in an improper way | he checked whether the wound had healed improperly |
undeniably | 16 | to an undeniable degree or in an undeniable manner | she is undeniably the most gifted student in the class |
signifying | 18 | - | - |
newsworthy | 22 | sufficiently interesting to be reported in a newspaper | - |
ostensibly | 15 | from appearances alone | had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it |
painlessly | 15 | without pain | after the surgery, she could move her arms painlessly |
immaturity | 17 | not having reached maturity | - |
impossibly | 19 | to a degree impossible of achievement | long thought to be an impossibly difficult operation |
stunningly | 14 | in a spectacular manner | - |
sympathise | 20 | to feel or express sympathy or compassion | - |
inhumanity | 18 | the quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others | - |
gloriously | 14 | with glory or in a glorious manner | where others had failed he had gloriously succeeded |
gratefully | 17 | with appreciation; in a grateful manner | - |
unyielding | 15 | stubbornly unyielding | - |
typography | 24 | art and technique of printing with movable type | - |
prehistory | 18 | the time during the development of human culture before the appearance of the written word | - |
tactically | 17 | with regard to tactics | the tactically useful province is still firmly in the rebels' hands |
numerology | 16 | the study of the supposed occult influence of numbers on human affairs | - |
elasticity | 15 | the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed | - |
fearlessly | 16 | without fear | fearlessly, he led the troops into combat |
charmingly | 21 | in a charming manner | - |
chronology | 19 | an arrangement of events in time | - |
blissfully | 18 | in a blissful manner | he was blissfully unaware of the danger |
heroically | 18 | in a heroic manner | he become reconciled to not dying heroically in her arms |
implicitly | 19 | without ever expressing so clearly | he implicitly assumes that you know the answer |
lachrymose | 20 | showing sorrow | - |
virtuosity | 16 | technical skill or fluency or style exhibited by a virtuoso | - |
presbytery | 20 | building reserved for the officiating clergy | - |
discretely | 16 | - | - |
cautionary | 15 | warding off | - |
cybernetic | 19 | of or relating the principles of cybernetics | cybernetic research |
impeccably | 23 | flawlessly | the film was impeccably authentic |
inexorably | 22 | in an inexorable manner | time marches on inexorably |
wrongfully | 20 | in an unjust or unfair manner | the employee claimed that she was wrongfully dismissed |
derogatory | 15 | expressive of low opinion | derogatory comments |
conversely | 18 | with the terms of the relation reversed | conversely, not all women are mothers |
archetypal | 20 | representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned | archetypal patterns |
gynecology | 20 | the branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and hygiene of women | - |
hypotenuse | 18 | the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle | - |
vehemently | 21 | in a vehement manner | he vehemently denied the accusations against him |
regularity | 14 | a property of polygons: the property of having equal sides and equal angles | - |
resolutely | 13 | with firmness | - |
soothsayer | 16 | someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge) | - |
succinctly | 19 | with concise and precise brevity; to the point | Please state your case as succinctly as possible |
rigorously | 14 | in a rigorous manner | he had been trained rigorously by the monks |
depository | 16 | a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping | - |
cardiology | 17 | the branch of medicine dealing with the heart and its diseases | - |
clarifying | 19 | that makes clear | a clarifying example |
decisively | 19 | with firmness | `I will come along,' she said decisively |
arrogantly | 14 | in an arrogant manner | in the old days she had been harsh and stiff; afraid of her husband and yet arrogantly proud that she had a husband strong and fierce enough to make her afraid |
habitually | 18 | according to habit or custom | her habitually severe expression |
homeopathy | 23 | a method of treating disease with small amounts of remedies that, in large amounts in healthy people, produce symptoms similar to those being treated | - |
incapacity | 19 | lack of intellectual power | - |
stubbornly | 17 | in a stubborn unregenerate manner | she remained stubbornly in the same position |
militarily | 15 | with respect to the military | on a militarily significant scale |
moneymaker | 21 | a project that generates a continuous flow of money | - |
diagonally | 15 | in a diagonal manner | she lives diagonally across the street from us |
copywriter | 20 | a person employed to write advertising or publicity copy | - |
cryptogram | 20 | a piece of writing in code or cipher | - |
annoyingly | 17 | in an annoying manner or to an annoying degree | - |
hydroponic | 21 | of or relating to aquiculture | hydroponic lettuce |
selflessly | 16 | in an altruistic manner | he acted selflessly when he helped the old lady in distress |
singularly | 14 | in a singular manner or to a singular degree | Lord T. was considered singularly licentious even for the courts of Russia and Portugal; he acquired three wives and fourteen children during his Portuguese embassy alone |
swimmingly | 21 | with no problems or difficulties | despite of some mishaps, everything went swimmingly |
mercifully | 20 | in a compassionate manner | he dealt with the thief mercifully |
morphology | 21 | the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms | - |
falsifying | 20 | the act of determining that something is false | - |
apothecary | 20 | a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs | - |
honeybunch | 23 | - | - |
unlawfully | 19 | not conforming to the law | they were unlawfully married |
volatility | 16 | being easily excited | - |
repository | 15 | a burial vault (usually for some famous person) | - |
patriarchy | 20 | a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line | - |
shantytown | 19 | a city district inhabited by people living in huts and shanties | - |
metallurgy | 16 | the science and technology of metals | - |
mystifying | 22 | of an obscure nature | rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands |
materially | 15 | with respect to material aspects | psychologically similar but materially different |
flawlessly | 19 | smoothly and without difficulty; precisely and deftly | the gymnast landed flawlessly |
freakishly | 23 | unpredictably | the weather has been freakishly variable |
illiteracy | 15 | an inability to read | - |
hypodermic | 23 | a piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle for giving injections | - |
insolvency | 18 | the lack of financial resources | - |
tomography | 21 | (medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body | - |
synthesize | 25 | combine so as to form a more complex, product | his operas synthesize music and drama in perfect harmony |
myocardial | 18 | of or relating to the myocardium | - |
noticeably | 17 | in a noticeable manner | he changed noticeably over the years |
overstayed | 17 | - | - |
mastectomy | 19 | surgical removal of a breast to remove a malignant tumor | - |
daydreamer | 17 | someone who indulges in idle or absentminded daydreaming | - |
tomfoolery | 18 | foolish or senseless behavior | - |
unhygienic | 19 | unclean and constituting a likely cause of disease | pathetic dogs kept in small unhygienic cages |
perversity | 18 | deliberately deviating from what is good | there will always be a few people who, through macho perversity, gain satisfaction from bullying and terrorism |
positivity | 18 | the quality of being undeniable and not worth arguing about | - |
propensity | 17 | a natural inclination | - |
squirrelly | 22 | - | - |
strikingly | 18 | in a striking manner | this was strikingly demonstrated |
rockabilly | 21 | a fusion of black music and country music that was popular in the 1950s; sometimes described as blues with a country beat | - |
durability | 16 | permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force | they advertised the durability of their products |
gastronomy | 16 | a particular style of cookery (as of a region) | New England gastronomy |
competency | 21 | the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually | - |
buffoonery | 21 | acting like a clown or buffoon | - |
alarmingly | 16 | in an alarming manner | It grew alarmingly fast |
illegality | 14 | unlawfulness by virtue of violating some legal statute | - |
indecently | 16 | in an indecent manner | she was rather indecently dressed |
laryngitis | 14 | inflammation of the mucous membrane of the larynx; characterized by hoarseness or loss of voice and coughing | - |
recyclable | 19 | capable of being used again | - |
distillery | 14 | a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation | - |
certifying | 19 | - | - |
blindingly | 17 | - | - |
hypnotised | 19 | having your attention fixated as though by a spell | - |
inactivity | 18 | a disposition to remain inactive or inert | - |
sheepishly | 21 | in a sheepish manner | sheepishly he handed her back the money |
molybdenum | 20 | a polyvalent metallic element that resembles chromium and tungsten in its properties; used to strengthen and harden steel | - |
demonology | 17 | - | - |
asphyxiate | 25 | be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen | - |
hootenanny | 16 | - | - |
immobility | 19 | remaining in place | - |
hyperbaric | 22 | - | - |
triviality | 16 | the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous | - |
tastefully | 16 | with taste; in a tasteful manner | the house was tastefully decorated |
uncommonly | 19 | exceptionally | a common remedy is uncommonly difficult to find |
profligacy | 21 | dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure | - |
profundity | 19 | intellectual depth; penetrating knowledge; keen insight; etc | - |
restlessly | 13 | in a restless manner | he cracked his knuckles restlessly |
specifying | 21 | - | - |
straightly | 17 | - | - |
symbolised | 18 | - | - |
mindlessly | 16 | in an unreasonably senseless manner | these temples were mindlessly destroyed by the Red Guards |
ecchymosis | 22 | the escape of blood from ruptured blood vessels into the surrounding tissue to form a purple or black-and-blue spot on the skin | - |
ethnically | 18 | with respect to ethnicity | the neighborhood is ethnically diverse |
feverishly | 22 | in a feverish manner | she worked feverishly |
concretely | 17 | in concrete terms | concretely, this meant that he was broke |
conveyance | 20 | the act of moving something from one location to another | - |
asymmetric | 19 | characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components | - |
biblically | 19 | - | - |
hieroglyph | 22 | writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible) | - |
urinalysis | 13 | (medicine) the chemical analysis of urine (for medical diagnosis) | - |
wondrously | 17 | (used as an intensifier) extremely well | the colors changed wondrously slowly |
paralysing | 16 | - | - |
perilously | 15 | in a dangerous manner | - |
schooldays | 19 | the time of life when you are going to school | - |
menacingly | 18 | in a menacing manner | the voice at the other end of the line dropped menacingly |
mortifying | 19 | causing awareness of your shortcomings | - |
obediently | 16 | in an obedient manner | obediently she slipped off her right shoe and stocking |
dramaturgy | 17 | the art of writing and producing plays | - |
crucifying | 21 | - | - |
busybodies | 18 | - | - |
apocryphal | 22 | being of questionable authenticity | - |
grudgingly | 17 | in a grudging manner | he grudgingly agreed to have a drink in a hotel close by |
highwayman | 25 | a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it | - |
journeying | 21 | the act of traveling from one place to another | - |
threepenny | 18 | of trifling worth | - |
polygamist | 18 | someone who is married to two or more people at the same time | - |
poetically | 17 | in a poetic manner | poetically expressed |
proclivity | 20 | a natural inclination | he has a proclivity for exaggeration |
refractory | 18 | not responding to treatment | a refractory case of acne |
patronymic | 19 | a family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor) | - |
shamefully | 21 | in a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree | - |
musicality | 17 | the property of sounding like music | - |
oxygenated | 22 | - | - |
disharmony | 19 | a lack of harmony | - |
erotically | 15 | in an erotic manner | - |
cavalryman | 20 | a soldier in a motorized army unit | - |
childishly | 22 | in a childlike manner | he acted very childishly |
ascendancy | 18 | the state that exists when one person or group has power over another | - |
amplifying | 21 | - | - |
abstractly | 17 | in abstract terms | - |
abominably | 19 | in a terrible manner | - |
hematology | 19 | the branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs | - |
transitory | 13 | lasting a very short time | love is transitory but it is eternal |
perversely | 18 | in a contrary disobedient manner | - |
remarrying | 16 | - | - |
peculiarly | 17 | in a manner differing from the usual or expected | he's behaving rather peculiarly |
seamlessly | 15 | - | - |
seismology | 16 | the branch of geology that studies earthquakes | - |
skywriting | 21 | writing formed in the sky by smoke released from an airplane | - |
syphilitic | 20 | a person suffering from syphilis | - |
noteworthy | 19 | worthy of attention because interesting, significant, or unusual | a noteworthy fact is that her students rarely complain |
lumberyard | 18 | a workplace where lumber is stocked for sale | - |
malignancy | 18 | (medicine) a malignant state; progressive and resistant to treatment and tending to cause death | - |
marginally | 16 | in a marginal manner | marginally interesting |
familiarly | 18 | in an intimately familiar manner | Sid, as he was familiarly known by his friends, was one of the most respected and devoted members of the socialist minority group |
favourably | 21 | showing approval | - |
devilishly | 20 | (used as intensives) extremely | - |
candyfloss | 19 | a candy made by spinning sugar that has been boiled to a high temperature | - |
cardplayer | 18 | - | - |
cryptology | 21 | the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms | - |
alimentary | 15 | of or providing nourishment | - |
harmlessly | 18 | in a harmless manner | this is a harmlessly childish game |
hauntingly | 17 | - | - |
hydrophone | 22 | - | - |
laundryman | 16 | operates industrial washing machine | - |
glorifying | 18 | - | - |
graphology | 20 | the study of handwriting (especially as an indicator of the writer's character or disposition) | - |
touchingly | 19 | in a poignant or touching manner | - |
uniformity | 18 | the quality of lacking diversity or variation (even to the point of boredom) | - |
yellowtail | 16 | superior food fish of the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean with broad yellow stripe along the sides and on the tail | - |
plutocracy | 19 | a political system governed by the wealthy people | - |
rectifying | 19 | - | - |
permanency | 19 | the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration | - |
suicidally | 16 | - | - |
synthesise | 16 | combine so as to form a more complex, product | - |
overlaying | 17 | - | - |
effrontery | 19 | audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to | - |
entomology | 16 | the branch of zoology that studies insects | - |
fiendishly | 20 | as a devil; in an evil manner | - |
catalyzing | 25 | - | - |
copulatory | 17 | of or relating to coitus or copulation | - |
cryogenics | 18 | the branch of physics that studies the phenomena that occur at very low temperatures | - |
defamatory | 19 | (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign | - |
ambulatory | 17 | able to walk about | the patient is ambulatory |
imbecility | 19 | a stupid mistake | - |
hypersonic | 20 | - | - |
hypertonic | 20 | (of living tissue) in a state of abnormally high tension | hypertonic muscle tissue |
hyphenated | 22 | - | - |
impudently | 18 | in an impudent or impertinent manner | a lean, swarthy fellow was peering through the window, grinning impudently |
journeyman | 22 | a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft | - |
laughingly | 18 | - | - |
trolleybus | 15 | a passenger bus with an electric motor that draws power from overhead wires | - |
trippingly | 18 | moving with quick light steps | - |
tunelessly | 13 | in a tuneless fashion | he whistled tunelessly |
poignantly | 16 | in a poignant or touching manner | she spoke poignantly |
promontory | 17 | a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea) | - |
reassembly | 17 | assembling again | - |
peremptory | 19 | offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power | a swaggering peremptory manner |
rhythmical | 23 | recurring with measured regularity | rhythmical prose |
metaphysic | 22 | - | - |
microscopy | 21 | research with the use of microscopes | - |
musicology | 18 | the scholarly and scientific study of music | - |
luminosity | 15 | the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light | its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun |
matriarchy | 20 | a form of social organization in which a female is the family head and title is traced through the female line | - |
episiotomy | 17 | surgical incision of the perineum to enlarge the vagina and so facilitate delivery during childbirth | - |
flyswatter | 19 | an implement with a flat part (of mesh or plastic) and a long handle; used to kill insects | - |
fortifying | 20 | - | - |
depositary | 16 | a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping | - |
charitably | 20 | in a charitable manner | she treated him charitably |
colorfully | 18 | - | - |
coherently | 18 | in a coherent manner | she could not talk coherently after the accident |
coprophagy | 23 | eating feces; in human a symptom of some kinds of insanity | - |
contrarily | 15 | contrary to expectations | - |
decryption | 18 | the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text | a secret key or password is required for decryption |
degeneracy | 17 | the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities | - |
anxiolytic | 22 | a tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension and irritability | - |
biannually | 15 | twice a year | we hold our big sale biannually |
accusatory | 17 | containing or expressing accusation | black accusatory looks |
affability | 21 | a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to) | - |
gyroscopic | 20 | having the characteristics of a gyroscope | - |
gruesomely | 16 | in a gruesome manner | he was gruesomely wounded |
gymnasiums | 18 | - | - |
hydroplane | 19 | glide on the water in a hydroplane | - |
ignorantly | 14 | in ignorance; in an ignorant manner | they lived ignorantly in their own small world |
immaturely | 17 | in an immature manner | his teenage son still behaves very immaturely |
hyperbolic | 22 | enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness | a hyperbolic style |