10-letter words ending with Y
Dive into the specific realm of 10-letter words that conclude with the letter Y. This focused section reveals the fascinating ways in which words of this particular length, ending with Y, contribute to the richness of the English language. Whether it's for expanding your vocabulary, solving puzzles, or simply for the love of words, discover how these terms uniquely blend length and ending sound.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| 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') | - |
| 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 |
| peacefully | 20 | in a peaceful manner | the hen settled herself on the nest most peacefully |
| 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| efficiency | 23 | skillfulness in avoiding wasted time and effort | she did the work with great efficiency |
| preferably | 20 | more readily or willingly | clean it well, preferably with warm water |
| 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 |
| presumably | 19 | by reasonable assumption | presumably, he missed the train |
| 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| 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 |
| 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 | - |
| visibility | 18 | quality or fact or degree of being visible; perceptible by the eye or obvious to the eye | low visibility caused by fog |
| 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 | - |
| 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 |
| 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 | - |
| generously | 14 | in a generous manner | - |
| indirectly | 16 | not in a forthright manner | he answered very indirectly |
| sensuality | 13 | desire for sensual pleasures | - |
| 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 | - |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | - |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| femininity | 18 | the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women | - |
| 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 | - |
| cautiously | 15 | as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact | she ventured cautiously downstairs |
| 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 | - |
| insurgency | 16 | an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict | - |
| 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 | - |
| 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 |
| moderately | 16 | to certain extent or degree | - |
| abundantly | 16 | in an abundant manner | they were abundantly supplied with food |
| disqualify | 26 | make unfit or unsuitable | - |
| disloyalty | 17 | the quality of being disloyal | - |
| 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 | - |
| perpetuity | 17 | the property of being perpetual (seemingly ceaseless) | - |
| eloquently | 22 | with eloquence | he expressed his ideas eloquently |
| unbearably | 17 | to an unbearable degree | it was unbearably hot in the room |
| 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 |
| 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| 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 |
| 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 | - |
| 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 |
| gynecology | 20 | the branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and hygiene of women | - |
| 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| 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 |
| diagonally | 15 | in a diagonal manner | she lives diagonally across the street from us |
| annoyingly | 17 | in an annoying manner or to an annoying degree | - |
| 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 | - |
| apothecary | 20 | a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs | - |
| 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 | - |
| metallurgy | 16 | the science and technology of metals | - |
| 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 | - |
| insolvency | 18 | the lack of financial resources | - |
| tomography | 21 | (medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body | - |
| noticeably | 17 | in a noticeable manner | he changed noticeably over the years |
| mastectomy | 19 | surgical removal of a breast to remove a malignant tumor | - |
| tomfoolery | 18 | foolish or senseless behavior | - |
| 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 |
| distillery | 14 | a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation | - |
| blindingly | 17 | - | - |
| inactivity | 18 | a disposition to remain inactive or inert | - |
| sheepishly | 21 | in a sheepish manner | sheepishly he handed her back the money |
| demonology | 17 | - | - |
| hootenanny | 16 | - | - |
| immobility | 19 | remaining in place | - |
| 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 |
| straightly | 17 | - | - |
| mindlessly | 16 | in an unreasonably senseless manner | these temples were mindlessly destroyed by the Red Guards |
| 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 |
| biblically | 19 | - | - |
| wondrously | 17 | (used as an intensifier) extremely well | the colors changed wondrously slowly |
| perilously | 15 | in a dangerous manner | - |
| menacingly | 18 | in a menacing manner | the voice at the other end of the line dropped menacingly |
| obediently | 16 | in an obedient manner | obediently she slipped off her right shoe and stocking |
| dramaturgy | 17 | the art of writing and producing plays | - |
| grudgingly | 17 | in a grudging manner | he grudgingly agreed to have a drink in a hotel close by |
| threepenny | 18 | of trifling worth | - |
| 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 |
| shamefully | 21 | in a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree | - |
| musicality | 17 | the property of sounding like music | - |
| disharmony | 19 | a lack of harmony | - |
| erotically | 15 | in an erotic manner | - |
| 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| noteworthy | 19 | worthy of attention because interesting, significant, or unusual | a noteworthy fact is that her students rarely complain |
| 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 | - |
| 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 | - | - |
| 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) | - |
| plutocracy | 19 | a political system governed by the wealthy people | - |
| permanency | 19 | the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration | - |
| suicidally | 16 | - | - |
| 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 | - |
| copulatory | 17 | of or relating to coitus or copulation | - |
| 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 | - |
| impudently | 18 | in an impudent or impertinent manner | a lean, swarthy fellow was peering through the window, grinning impudently |
| laughingly | 18 | - | - |
| 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 |
| 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| degeneracy | 17 | the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities | - |
| 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) | - |
| gruesomely | 16 | in a gruesome manner | he was gruesomely wounded |
| 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 |
| incumbency | 21 | the term during which some position is held | - |
| inhibitory | 18 | restrictive of action | an overly strict and inhibitory discipline |
| insolently | 13 | in an insolent manner | he had replied insolently to his superiors |
| infamously | 18 | - | - |
| lamentably | 17 | in an unfortunate or deplorable manner | - |
| wastefully | 19 | to a wasteful manner or to a wasteful degree | - |
| wretchedly | 22 | in a wretched manner | `I can't remember who I am,' I said, wretchedly |
| pernickety | 21 | characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details | - |
| pleasingly | 16 | in a pleasing manner | the room was pleasingly large |
| punctually | 17 | at the expected or proper time | - |
| resiliency | 15 | an occurrence of rebounding or springing back | - |
| spasticity | 17 | the quality of moving or acting in spasms | - |
| sportingly | 16 | so as to be sporting; in a sporting manner | - |
| monetarily | 15 | - | - |
| multistory | 15 | having more than one story | - |
| necromancy | 19 | the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world | - |
| manifestly | 18 | unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') | he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list |
| elderberry | 16 | a common shrub with black fruit or a small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies | - |
| equanimity | 24 | steadiness of mind under stress | he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity |
| expediency | 25 | the quality of being suited to the end in view | - |
| deservedly | 18 | as deserved | he chalked up two goals which deservedly gave Bolton their second victory of the season |
| dillydally | 18 | postpone doing what one should be doing | - |
| cerebrally | 17 | in an intellectual manner | cerebrally active |
| chiromancy | 22 | telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand | - |
| chillingly | 19 | - | - |
| craniotomy | 17 | a surgical opening through the skull | - |
| crushingly | 19 | in a crushing manner | the team was crushingly defeated |
| declassify | 19 | lift the restriction on and make available again | - |
| dazzlingly | 33 | in a manner or to a degree that dazzles the beholder | - |
| depilatory | 16 | a cosmetic for temporary removal of undesired hair | - |
| amiability | 17 | a cheerful and agreeable mood | - |
| hesitantly | 16 | with hesitation; in a hesitant manner | he finally accepted hesitantly |
| imminently | 17 | in an imminent manner | - |
| incivility | 18 | deliberate discourtesy | - |
| immodestly | 18 | without modesty; in an immodest manner | the book was entitled, immodestly, `All about Wisdom' |
| invalidity | 17 | illogicality as a consequence of having a conclusion that does not follow from the premisses | - |
| invitingly | 17 | in a tantalizing manner | - |
| laparotomy | 17 | surgical incision into the abdominal wall; often done to examine abdominal organs | - |
| listlessly | 13 | in a listless manner | they shook hands rather listlessly |
| likability | 19 | - | - |
| liberality | 15 | the trait of being generous in behavior and temperament | - |
| gorgeously | 15 | in an impressively beautiful manner | the Princess was gorgeously dressed |
| tranquilly | 22 | without emotional agitation | tranquilly she went on with her work |
| temporally | 17 | with regard to temporal order | temporally processed |
| telegraphy | 19 | apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code) | - |
| unsteadily | 14 | in an unsteady manner | he walked unsteadily toward the exit |
| vigilantly | 17 | in a watchful manner | - |
| worryingly | 20 | in a manner to cause worry | - |
| perplexity | 24 | trouble or confusion resulting from complexity | - |
| plasticity | 17 | the property of being physically malleable; the property of something that can be worked or hammered or shaped without breaking | - |
| pickaninny | 21 | (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child | - |
| preciously | 17 | extremely | - |
| ravenously | 16 | in the manner of someone who is very hungry | - |
| regionally | 14 | in a regional manner | regionally governed |
| seasonally | 13 | depending on the season | prices are seasonally adjusted |
| sensuously | 13 | with aesthetic gratification or delight | sensuously delighting in the wine and food |
| studiously | 14 | in a studious manner | she examined the data studiously |
| mystically | 20 | in a mystical manner | chant mystically |
| neuropathy | 18 | any pathology of the peripheral nerves | - |
| odontology | 15 | the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth | - |
| oppositely | 17 | in an opposite position | - |
| magistracy | 18 | the position of magistrate | - |
| lumpectomy | 21 | surgical removal of a tumor without removing much of the surrounding tissue or lymph nodes; performed in some cases of breast cancer | - |
| echography | 24 | using the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body organ (a sonogram); commonly used to observe fetal growth or study bodily organs | - |
| fleetingly | 17 | - | - |
| cavalierly | 18 | in a proud and domineering manner | he treated his staff cavalierly |
| coercively | 20 | - | - |
| cordiality | 16 | a cordial disposition | - |
| deplorably | 18 | in an unfortunate or deplorable manner | - |
| boastfully | 18 | in a boastful manner | - |
| atypically | 20 | in a manner that is not typical | she was atypically quiet |
| alkalinity | 17 | pH values above 7 | - |
| admiringly | 17 | - | - |
| inaccuracy | 19 | the quality of being inaccurate and having errors | - |
| inarguably | 16 | in an unarguable and undisputed manner | you write as if this fact whilst inarguably forever condemning me to the ranks of Bohemianism nevertheless earned for me the right of entry into any company |
| indelicacy | 18 | an impolite act or expression | - |
| improbably | 21 | not easy to believe | - |
| impolitely | 17 | in an impolite manner | he treated her impolitely |
| insensibly | 15 | in a numb manner; without feeling | - |
| indulgency | 17 | - | - |
| intermarry | 15 | marry within the same ethnic, social, or family group | - |
| literately | 13 | - | - |
| literarily | 13 | - | - |
| generality | 14 | an idea or conclusion having general application | - |
| temptingly | 18 | in a tempting seductive manner | - |
| throughway | 23 | a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic | - |
| unordinary | 14 | - | - |
| unmannerly | 15 | socially incorrect in behavior | - |
| unarguably | 16 | in an unarguable and undisputed manner | - |
| proctology | 18 | the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the colon or rectum or anus | - |
| publically | 19 | in a manner accessible to or observable by the public; openly | - |
| quaternary | 22 | last 2 million years | - |
| partiality | 15 | an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives | - |
| sedulously | 14 | in a sedulous manner | this illusion has been sedulously fostered |
| scornfully | 18 | without respect; in a disdainful manner | - |
| sinisterly | 13 | - | - |
| sneeringly | 14 | with a sneer; in an uncomplimentary sneering manner | `I don't believe in these customs,' he said sneeringly |
| solubility | 15 | the property (of a problem or difficulty) that makes it possible to solve | - |
| spiritedly | 16 | in a spirited or lively manner; with animation and vivacity | - |
| spitefully | 18 | in a maliciously spiteful manner | pray for them that despitefully use us |
| sycophancy | 25 | fawning obsequiousness | - |
| reverently | 16 | with reverence; in a reverent manner | he gazed reverently at the handiwork |
| miscellany | 17 | a collection containing a variety of sorts of things | - |
| mutability | 17 | the quality of being capable of mutation | - |
| obligingly | 17 | in accommodation | obligingly, he lowered his voice |
| lonesomely | 15 | - | - |
| downwardly | 21 | spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position | - |
| epistolary | 15 | written in the form of or carried on by letters or correspondence | an endless sequence of epistolary love affairs |
| excitingly | 23 | in an exciting manner | at the time of its appearance, the movie must have seemed excitingly new, even revolutionary |
| expiratory | 22 | of or relating to the breathing out phase of respiration | - |
| exotically | 22 | - | - |
| flippantly | 20 | in a flippant manner | he answered the reporters' questions flippantly |
| frowningly | 20 | with a frown; while frowning | he looked at her frowningly |
| despicably | 20 | in a despicable manner | he acted despicably |
| desirously | 14 | - | - |
| liminality | 15 | - | - |
| marshberry | 20 | - | - |
| grandpappy | 21 | - | - |
| gormlessly | 16 | - | - |
| inspiredly | 16 | - | - |
| nontidally | 14 | - | - |
| numinosity | 15 | - | - |
| obsessedly | 16 | - | - |
| overloudly | 17 | - | - |
| nonlocally | 15 | - | - |
| nannyberry | 18 | - | - |
| nonideally | 14 | - | - |
| bleatingly | 16 | - | - |
| cluelessly | 15 | - | - |
| archivally | 21 | - | - |
| arousingly | 14 | - | - |
| anticavity | 18 | - | - |
| antisodomy | 16 | - | - |
| backstabby | 25 | - | - |
| baggataway | 20 | - | - |
| bionically | 17 | - | - |
| dysfluency | 22 | - | - |
| farouchely | 21 | - | - |
