11-letter words ending with Y
Dive into the specific realm of 11-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 |
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immediately | 19 | without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening | he answered immediately |
opportunity | 18 | a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances | the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington |
electricity | 18 | energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor | they built a car that runs on electricity |
possibility | 18 | a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena | - |
anniversary | 17 | the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it) | - |
personality | 16 | a person of considerable prominence | she is a Hollywood personality |
practically | 20 | (degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purposes but not completely | practically everything in Hinduism is the manifestation of a god |
differently | 21 | in another and different manner | very soon you will know differently |
necessarily | 16 | in such a manner as could not be otherwise | it is necessarily so |
technically | 21 | with regard to technique | technically lagging behind the Japanese |
documentary | 19 | relating to or consisting of or derived from documents | - |
fortunately | 17 | by good fortune | fortunately the weather was good |
photography | 25 | the act of taking and printing photographs | - |
importantly | 18 | in an important way or to an important degree | more importantly, Weber held that the manifold meaning attached to the event by the social scientist could alter his definition of the concrete event itself |
essentially | 14 | in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature | the argument was essentially a technical one |
beautifully | 19 | in a beautiful manner | her face was beautifully made up |
desperately | 17 | with great urgency | the soil desperately needed potash |
unnecessary | 16 | not necessary | - |
emotionally | 16 | in an emotional manner | at the funeral he spoke emotionally |
temporarily | 18 | for a limited time only; not permanently | he will work here temporarily |
undoubtedly | 18 | without doubt; certainly | it's undoubtedly very beautiful |
hospitality | 19 | kindness in welcoming guests or strangers | - |
politically | 18 | with regard to social relationships involving authority | politically correct clothing |
permanently | 18 | for a long time without essential change | he is permanently disabled |
pornography | 22 | creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire | - |
potentially | 16 | with a possibility of becoming actual | he is potentially dangerous |
preliminary | 18 | something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows | training is a necessary preliminary to employment |
credibility | 19 | the quality of being believable or trustworthy | - |
immortality | 18 | perpetual life after death | - |
voluntarily | 17 | out of your own free will | he voluntarily submitted to the fingerprinting |
comfortably | 23 | in financial comfort | she has been able to live comfortably since her husband died |
sensitivity | 17 | the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment | - |
genetically | 17 | by genetic mechanisms | genetically passed down talents |
effectively | 25 | in an effective manner | these are real problems that can be dealt with most effectively by rational discussion |
probability | 20 | a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible | the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5 |
financially | 19 | from a financial point of view | this was financially unattractive |
exclusively | 26 | without any others being included or involved | he works for Mr. Smith exclusively |
trustworthy | 20 | worthy of trust or belief | a trustworthy report |
wonderfully | 21 | (used as an intensifier) extremely well | - |
accordingly | 20 | (sentence connectors) because of the reason given | continued to have severe headaches and accordingly returned to the doctor |
controversy | 19 | a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement | - |
uncertainty | 16 | the state of being unsure of something | - |
continually | 16 | seemingly without interruption | complained continually that there wasn't enough money |
observatory | 19 | a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings | - |
nationality | 14 | people having common origins or traditions and often comprising a nation | immigrants of the same nationality often seek each other out |
sovereignty | 18 | royal authority; the dominion of a monarch | - |
dangerously | 16 | in a dangerous manner | he came dangerously close to falling off the ledge |
momentarily | 18 | at any moment | - |
calligraphy | 22 | beautiful handwriting | - |
beneficiary | 21 | the semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause | - |
flexibility | 26 | the quality of being adaptable or variable | he enjoyed the flexibility of his working arrangement |
respiratory | 16 | pertaining to respiration | respiratory assistance |
superiority | 16 | the quality of being at a competitive advantage | - |
reactionary | 16 | an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism | - |
spiritually | 16 | in a spiritual manner | the ninth century was the spiritually freest period |
tranquility | 23 | a state of peace and quiet | - |
archaeology | 20 | the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures | - |
brilliantly | 16 | with brightness | the stars shone brilliantly |
consciously | 18 | with awareness | she consciously played with the idea of inviting them |
consistency | 18 | the property of holding together and retaining its shape | when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake |
involuntary | 17 | not subject to the control of the will | involuntary manslaughter |
bureaucracy | 20 | nonelective government officials | - |
mercilessly | 18 | without pity; in a merciless manner | he was mercilessly trounced by his opponent in the House |
prematurely | 18 | too soon; in a premature manner | I spoke prematurely |
anonymously | 19 | without giving a name | she wrote these letters anonymously |
drastically | 17 | in a drastic manner | - |
instability | 16 | the quality or attribute of being unstable and irresolute | - |
contingency | 19 | a possible event or occurrence or result | - |
reformatory | 19 | tending to reform | reformatory punishment |
exceedingly | 25 | to an extreme degree | - |
monstrosity | 16 | a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed | - |
punctuality | 18 | the quality or habit of adhering to an appointed time | - |
excessively | 26 | to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits | - |
regrettably | 17 | by bad luck | - |
aristocracy | 18 | the most powerful members of a society | - |
efficiently | 22 | with efficiency; in an efficient manner | he functions efficiently |
familiarity | 19 | close or warm friendship | - |
unwittingly | 18 | without knowledge or intention | he unwittingly deleted the references |
unknowingly | 22 | without knowledge or intention | - |
originality | 15 | the ability to think and act independently | - |
masculinity | 18 | the properties characteristic of the male sex | - |
inferiority | 17 | an inferior quality | - |
objectively | 28 | with objectivity | we must look at the facts objectively |
spontaneity | 16 | the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings without constraint | the spontaneity of his laughter |
reluctantly | 16 | with reluctance | - |
sensibility | 16 | (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation | - |
promiscuity | 20 | indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations | - |
unanimously | 16 | of one mind; without dissent | the Senate unanimously approved the bill |
shamelessly | 19 | without shame | - |
terminology | 17 | a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline | legal terminology |
objectivity | 28 | judgment based on observable phenomena and uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices | - |
abnormality | 18 | retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence | - |
universally | 17 | - | - |
rudimentary | 17 | not fully developed in mature animals | rudimentary wings |
singularity | 15 | the quality of being one of a kind | that singularity distinguished him from all his companions |
delinquency | 26 | an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor | - |
notoriously | 14 | - | - |
incessantly | 16 | without interruption | - |
confidently | 20 | with confidence; in a confident manner | we have to do what is right confidently |
celebratory | 18 | used for celebrating | - |
discrepancy | 21 | a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions | - |
extensively | 24 | in a widespread way | oxidation ponds are extensively used for sewage treatment in the Midwest |
religiously | 15 | with extreme conscientiousness | he came religiously every morning at 8 o'clock |
colonoscopy | 20 | visual examination of the colon (with a colonoscope) from the cecum to the rectum; requires sedation | - |
huckleberry | 25 | any of several shrubs of the genus Gaylussacia bearing small berries resembling blueberries | - |
frantically | 19 | in an uncontrolled manner | - |
methodology | 21 | the branch of philosophy that analyzes the principles and procedures of inquiry in a particular discipline | - |
proprietary | 18 | an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits | - |
arbitrarily | 16 | in a random manner | - |
confederacy | 22 | a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act | - |
frightfully | 24 | used as intensifiers | - |
responsibly | 18 | in a responsible manner | we must act responsibly |
reliability | 16 | the quality of being dependable or reliable | - |
incorrectly | 18 | in an incorrect manner | - |
vicariously | 19 | indirectly, as, by, or through a substitute | she enjoyed the wedding vicariously |
rationality | 14 | the quality of being consistent with or based on logic | - |
attentively | 17 | with attention; in an attentive manner | he listened attentively |
fashionably | 22 | in a fashionable manner | his voice had no trace of the drawl that you would expect to find in a fashionably dressed young man |
perpetually | 18 | without interruption | - |
impatiently | 18 | with impatience; in an impatient manner | he answered her impatiently |
complacency | 24 | the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself | his complacency was absolutely disgusting |
explanatory | 23 | serving or intended to explain or make clear | explanatory notes |
regretfully | 18 | with regret (used in polite formulas) | I must regretfully decline your kind invitation |
iconography | 22 | the images and symbolic representations that are traditionally associated with a person or a subject | religious iconography |
infertility | 17 | the state of being unable to produce offspring; in a woman it is an inability to conceive; in a man it is an inability to impregnate | - |
gentlemanly | 17 | befitting a man of good breeding | gentlemanly behavior |
criminology | 19 | the scientific study of crime and criminal behavior and law enforcement | - |
obsessively | 19 | in a compulsive manner | - |
principally | 20 | for the most part | - |
unwillingly | 18 | in an unwilling manner | he had sinned against her unwillingly |
eligibility | 17 | the quality or state of being eligible | eligibility of a candidate for office |
eventuality | 17 | a possible event or occurrence or result | - |
exquisitely | 30 | in a delicate manner | - |
meteorology | 17 | predicting what the weather will be | - |
organically | 17 | involving carbon compounds | organically bound iodine |
serendipity | 17 | good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries | - |
conceivably | 23 | within the realm of possibility | the weather may conceivably change |
evidentiary | 18 | serving as or based on evidence | its evidentiary value |
exploratory | 23 | serving in or intended for exploration or discovery | an exploratory operation |
preparatory | 18 | preceding and preparing for something | preparatory steps |
impulsively | 21 | in an impulsive or impetuous way; without taking cautions | he often acts impulsively and later regrets it |
supervisory | 19 | of or limited to or involving supervision | in a supervisory capacity |
ferociously | 19 | in a physically fierce manner | silence broken by dogs barking ferociously |
selectively | 19 | by selection; in a selective manner | we choose our students very selectively |
sedimentary | 17 | produced by the action of water | - |
irrevocably | 21 | in an irrevocable manner | - |
marvelously | 19 | (used as an intensifier) extremely well | - |
ceaselessly | 16 | with unflagging resolve | dance inspires him ceaselessly to strive higher and higher toward the shining pinnacle of perfection that is the goal of every artiste |
circulatory | 18 | of or relating to circulation | - |
equivalency | 28 | - | - |
criminality | 18 | the state of being a criminal | - |
suppository | 18 | a small plug of medication designed for insertion into the rectum or vagina where it melts | - |
unspeakably | 22 | to an inexpressible degree | - |
classically | 18 | in the manner of Greek and Roman culture | this exercise develops a classically shaped body |
erratically | 16 | in an erratic unpredictable manner | economic changes are proceeding erratically |
proficiency | 23 | skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity | practice greatly improves proficiency |
intuitively | 17 | in an intuitive manner | inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles |
chronically | 21 | in a habitual and longstanding manner | smoking chronically |
deliciously | 17 | in a very pleasurable manner | they were walking along the beach slowly and deliciously |
exclusivity | 26 | - | - |
intensively | 17 | in an intensive manner | he studied the snake intensively |
consultancy | 18 | the practice of giving expert advice within a particular field | a business management consultancy |
deceptively | 22 | in a misleading way | the exam looked deceptively easy |
excellently | 23 | extremely well | - |
interagency | 17 | - | - |
contentedly | 17 | with equanimity | `I bought it,' she said contentedly |
defensively | 21 | in a defensive manner | the general conviction that our side is in the right and acting defensively over what Russians call the German question and Americans the Berlin crisis |
tracheotomy | 21 | a surgical operation that creates an opening into the trachea with a tube inserted to provide a passage for air; performed when the pharynx is obstructed by edema or cancer or other causes | - |
appallingly | 19 | to an appalling extent | the prisoners were appallingly thin |
commonality | 20 | a class composed of persons lacking clerical or noble rank | - |
retaliatory | 14 | of or relating to or having the nature of retribution | - |
predictably | 21 | in a predictable manner or to a predictable degree | predictably, he did not like the news |
boysenberry | 21 | cultivated hybrid bramble of California having large dark wine-red fruit with a flavor resembling raspberries | - |
chancellery | 21 | a government building housing the office of a chancellor | - |
offensively | 23 | in an obnoxious manner | he said so in one of his more offensively intellectually arrogant sentences |
meritocracy | 20 | a form of social system in which power goes to those with superior intellects | - |
reciprocity | 20 | a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence | - |
justifiably | 26 | with good reason | he is justifiably bitter |
maliciously | 18 | with malice; in a malicious manner | she answered maliciously |
unnaturally | 14 | not according to nature; not by natural means | - |
pleasurably | 18 | in a very pleasurable manner | - |
physicality | 24 | preoccupation with satisfaction of physical drives and appetites | - |
senselessly | 14 | in an unreasonably senseless manner | - |
steadfastly | 18 | with resolute determination | - |
grotesquely | 24 | in a grotesque manner | behind the house lay two nude figures grotesquely bald, with deliberate knife-slashes marking their bodies |
unavoidably | 20 | by necessity | - |
alternately | 14 | in an alternating sequence or position | They were deglycerolized by alternately centrifuging and mixing |
accountancy | 20 | the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business | - |
deliriously | 15 | as if in a delirium | he was talking deliriously |
elaborately | 16 | with elaboration | it was elaborately spelled out |
explosively | 26 | in an explosive manner | the political situation in Kashmir and Jammu is explosively unstable |
expensively | 26 | in an expensive manner | an expensively dressed little man turned a corner and approached her |
freemasonry | 19 | Freemasons collectively | - |
peculiarity | 18 | something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting | - |
impropriety | 20 | an act of undue intimacy | - |
indubitably | 19 | in a manner or to a degree that could not be doubted | it was immediately and indubitably apparent that I had interrupted a scene of lovers |
sufficiency | 24 | an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose | there is more than a sufficiency of lawyers in this country |
unabashedly | 20 | in an unabashed manner | unabashedly, he asked for more |
antigravity | 18 | - | - |
bisexuality | 23 | showing characteristics of both sexes | - |
conservancy | 21 | a commission with jurisdiction over fisheries and navigation in a port or river | - |
feasibility | 19 | the quality of being doable | - |
customarily | 18 | by custom; according to common practice | children are customarily expected to be seen but not heard |
culpability | 20 | a state of guilt | - |
phraseology | 20 | the manner in which something is expressed in words | - |
physiognomy | 25 | the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) | - |
psychically | 26 | from a psychic point of view | he was psychically blind |
irreparably | 18 | in an irreparable manner or to an irreparable degree | - |
intricately | 16 | with elaboration | - |
tentatively | 17 | in a tentative manner | we agreed tentatively on a dinner date |
suitability | 16 | the quality of having the properties that are right for a specific purpose | an important requirement is suitability for long trips |
versatility | 17 | having a wide variety of skills | - |
carriageway | 20 | one of the two sides of a motorway where traffic travels in one direction only usually in two or three lanes | - |
competently | 20 | with competence; in a competent capable manner | they worked competently |
despondency | 20 | feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless | - |
dishonestly | 18 | in a corrupt and deceitful manner | he acted dishonestly when he gave the contract to his best friend |
erroneously | 14 | in a mistaken or erroneous manner | - |
functionary | 19 | a worker who holds or is invested with an office | - |
courteously | 16 | in a polite manner | - |
obstinately | 16 | in a stubborn unregenerate manner | - |
ornithology | 18 | the branch of zoology that studies birds | - |
rhinoplasty | 19 | cosmetic surgery to improve the appearance of your nose | - |
seductively | 20 | in a tempting seductive manner | she smiled at him seductively |
prominently | 18 | in a prominent way | the new car was prominently displayed in the driveway |
hilariously | 17 | in a hilarious manner | hilariously funny |
incredulity | 17 | doubt about the truth of something | - |
judiciously | 24 | in a judicious manner | let's use these intelligence tests judiciously |
graphically | 22 | in a diagrammatic manner | - |
assiduously | 15 | with care and persistence | she worked assiduously on the senior thesis |
certifiably | 21 | - | - |
climatology | 19 | meteorology of climates and their phenomena | - |
angioplasty | 17 | an operation to repair a damaged blood vessel or unblock a coronary artery | - |
demagoguery | 19 | impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace | - |
empirically | 20 | in an empirical manner | this can be empirically tested |
exculpatory | 25 | clearing of guilt or blame | - |
fragmentary | 20 | consisting of small disconnected parts | fragmentary remains |
cosmetology | 19 | the practice of beautifying the face and hair and skin | - |
monstrously | 16 | in a hideous manner | - |
noiselessly | 14 | without a sound | - |
neighbourly | 20 | exhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighbor | - |
orthography | 23 | a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols | - |
purportedly | 19 | believed or reputed to be the case | - |
rediscovery | 20 | the act of discovering again | - |
sensitively | 17 | in a sensitive manner | she questioned the rape victim very sensitively about the attack |
silverberry | 19 | deciduous unarmed North American shrub with silvery leaves and fruits | - |
specificity | 23 | the quality of being specific rather than general | add a desirable note of specificity to the discussion |
irregularly | 15 | in an irregular manner | her letters arrived irregularly |
laboriously | 16 | in a laborious manner | their lives were spent in committee making decisions for others to execute on the basis of data laboriously gathered for them |
luxuriously | 21 | in a rich manner | - |
magnanimity | 19 | liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit | - |
masterfully | 19 | in a skillfully masterful manner; with the skill of a master | the young boy played the violin sonata masterfully |
strenuously | 14 | in a strenuous manner; strongly or vigorously | he objected strenuously to the stand his party was taking |
unashamedly | 20 | without shame | he unashamedly abandoned the project when he realized he would not gain from it |
unceasingly | 17 | with unflagging resolve | - |
cognitively | 20 | with regard to cognition | cognitively skillful |
commendably | 23 | - | - |
difficultly | 23 | - | - |
discourtesy | 17 | an expression of lack of respect | - |
domesticity | 19 | domestic activities or life | making a hobby of domesticity |
egregiously | 16 | - | - |
fortnightly | 21 | occurring every two weeks | - |
pointlessly | 16 | in a pointless manner | he spent his life in pointlessly tiresome drudgery |
respectably | 20 | to a tolerably worthy extent | he did respectably well for his age |
selectivity | 19 | the property of being selective | - |
sociability | 18 | the relative tendency or disposition to be sociable or associate with one's fellows | - |
soundlessly | 15 | without a sound | he stood up soundlessly and speechlessly and glided across the hallway and through a door |
sorrowfully | 20 | with sadness; in a sorrowful manner | - |
haphazardly | 32 | without care; in a slapdash manner | - |
gynaecology | 21 | the branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and hygiene of women | - |
identically | 17 | with complete identity; in an identical manner | he is fitted with an identically similar one |
informality | 19 | freedom from constraint or embarrassment | - |
inescapably | 20 | by necessity | the situation slid inescapably toward disaster |
jabberwocky | 34 | nonsensical language (according to Lewis Carroll) | - |
kinesiology | 19 | the branch of physiology that studies the mechanics and anatomy in relation to human movement | - |
ludicrously | 17 | so as to arouse or deserve laughter | - |
lithography | 23 | a method of planographic printing from a metal or stone surface | - |
grandiosity | 16 | high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation | the grandiosity of his prose |
unfailingly | 18 | without fail | - |
atrociously | 16 | to an extravagant or immoderate degree | atrociously expensive |
cartography | 22 | the making of maps and charts | - |
circularity | 18 | the roundness of a 2-dimensional figure | - |
delightedly | 20 | with delight | delightedly, she accepted the invitation |
disgustedly | 17 | with disgust | disgustedly, she averted her eyes when they brought in the mutilated body of the horse |
dynamically | 22 | in a forceful dynamic manner | this pianist plays dynamically |
fanatically | 19 | in a passionately fanatic manner | he followed the teachings of his guru fanatically |
frivolously | 20 | in a frivolous manner | she spends her time frivolously enjoying the easy life of a rich and spoiled girl |
obnoxiously | 23 | in an obnoxious manner | - |
pictorially | 18 | in a pictorial manner | depth is established pictorially |
psychometry | 26 | any branch of psychology concerned with psychological measurements | - |
reflexology | 25 | massage to relieve tension by finger pressure; based on the belief that there are reflex points on the feet, hands, and head that are connected to every part of the body | - |
righteously | 18 | in a righteous manner | righteously indignant |
sickeningly | 21 | in a disgusting manner or to a disgusting degree | - |
heartlessly | 17 | in a heartless manner | she behaves rather heartlessly toward her admirers |
homogeneity | 20 | the quality of being similar or comparable in kind or nature | there is a remarkable homogeneity between the two companies |
impetuosity | 18 | rash impulsiveness | - |
impetuously | 18 | in an impulsive or impetuous way; without taking cautions | - |
idiotically | 17 | in an idiotic manner | what arouses the indignation of the honest satirist is not the fact that people in positions of power or influence behave idiotically |
imperfectly | 23 | in an imperfect or faulty way | The lobe was imperfectly developed |
insincerity | 16 | the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical | - |
intolerably | 16 | to an unacceptable degree | - |
gastroscopy | 19 | visual examination of the stomach by means of a gastroscope inserted through the esophagus | - |
technocracy | 23 | a form of government in which scientists and technical experts are in control | technocracy was described as that society in which those who govern justify themselves by appeal to technical experts who justify themselves by appeal to scientific forms of knowledge |
uncertainly | 16 | in an unsteady manner | - |
unselfishly | 20 | in an unselfish manner | he acted unselfishly when he helped her get the promotion |
variability | 19 | the quality of being subject to variation | - |
chaotically | 21 | in a wild and confused manner | the drugged man was talking chaotically |
angiography | 21 | roentgenographic examination of blood vessels after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium; produces an angiogram | - |
ambitiously | 18 | with ambition; in an ambitious and energetic manner | she pursued her goals ambitiously |
declaratory | 17 | relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration | - |
deafeningly | 19 | - | - |
doubtlessly | 17 | without doubt; certainly | - |
ejaculatory | 23 | - | - |
corporately | 18 | - | - |
moronically | 18 | - | - |
numerically | 18 | in number; with regard to numbers | in ten years' time the Oxbridge mathematicians, scientists, and engineers will not be much more significant numerically than the Oxbridge medical schools are now |
perennially | 16 | in a perennial manner; repeatedly | We want to know what is perennially new about the world |
radiography | 21 | the process of making a radiograph; producing an image on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light | - |
receptivity | 21 | willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas) | their receptivity to the proposal |
religiosity | 15 | exaggerated or affected piety and religious zeal | - |
retinopathy | 19 | a disease of the retina that can result in loss of vision | - |
scenography | 22 | - | - |
secretively | 19 | in a secretive manner; with a preference for secrecy | the teacher raised a hand to him, slightly and secretively, because he was her favorite |
importunity | 18 | insistent solicitation and entreaty | his importunity left me no alternative but to agree |
imprudently | 19 | in an imprudent manner | imprudently, he downed tools and ran home to make his wife happy |
impartially | 18 | in an impartial manner | he smiled at them both impartially |
insidiously | 15 | in a harmfully insidious manner | these drugs act insidiously |
medicinally | 19 | in a medicinal manner | - |
generically | 17 | without a trademark or brand name | we market these drugs generically |
unfavorably | 22 | showing disapproval; in a disparaging way | he reviewed the play unfavorably |
unutterably | 16 | to an inexpressible degree | - |
thoracotomy | 21 | surgical incision into the chest walls opening up the pleural cavity | - |
tragicomedy | 20 | a comedy with serious elements or overtones | - |
torturously | 14 | in a very painful manner | - |
approvingly | 22 | in an approving manner | she nodded approvingly |
arthropathy | 22 | a pathology or abnormality of a joint | - |
bilaterally | 16 | with the involvement of two parties or governments | they worked out an agreement bilaterally |
conciliarly | 18 | - | - |
agonizingly | 25 | in a very painful manner | the progress was agonizingly slow |
unethically | 19 | in an unethical manner | he behaved unethically |
deceivingly | 21 | in a misleading way | - |
dermatology | 18 | the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases | - |
disassembly | 19 | the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery) | - |
effectivity | 25 | power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect | - |
editorially | 15 | by means of an editorial | the paper commented editorially on the scandal |
entranceway | 19 | something that provides access (to get in or get out) | - |
eschatology | 20 | the branch of theology that is concerned with such final things as death and Last Judgment; Heaven and Hell; the ultimate destiny of humankind | - |
faultlessly | 17 | without a fault; in a faultless manner | he solved all the problems faultlessly |
flauntingly | 18 | - | - |
fraternally | 17 | in a brotherly manner | - |
fruitlessly | 17 | in an unproductive manner | - |
craniometry | 18 | the branch of physical anthropology dealing with the study and measurement of dry skulls after removal of its soft parts | - |
murderously | 17 | in a murderous frenzy | - |
muscularity | 18 | possessing muscular strength | - |
nonmilitary | 16 | not associated with soldiers or the military | fatigue duty involves nonmilitary labor |
operatively | 19 | in a manner to produce an effect | - |
perfunctory | 21 | hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough | perfunctory courtesy |
portability | 18 | the quality of being light enough to be carried | - |
misidentify | 20 | identify incorrectly | - |
revoltingly | 18 | in a disgusting manner or to a disgusting degree | - |
scoundrelly | 17 | lacking principles or scruples | the tyranny of a scoundrelly aristocracy |
screamingly | 19 | to an extreme degree | screamingly funny |
splenectomy | 20 | surgical removal of the spleen | - |
startlingly | 15 | in a startling manner | a startlingly modern voice |
stenography | 20 | a method of writing rapidly using an abbreviated symbolic system | - |
premonitory | 18 | warning of future misfortune | - |
propinquity | 27 | the property of being close together | - |
implausibly | 20 | not easy to believe | - |
illusionary | 14 | marked by or producing illusion | illusionary stage effects |
illogically | 17 | in an illogical manner | she acted illogically under the pressure |
ingeniously | 15 | - | - |
inconstancy | 18 | the quality of being changeable and variable | - |
interiority | 14 | - | - |
insistently | 14 | in an insistent manner | - |
limitlessly | 16 | - | - |
legendarily | 16 | - | - |
gerontology | 16 | the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people | - |
tenaciously | 16 | with obstinate determination | - |
subcategory | 19 | - | - |
sumptuously | 18 | in a sumptuous and opulent manner | this government building is sumptuously appointed |
unadvisedly | 19 | in an unadvised manner | - |
unhealthily | 20 | - | - |
unhurriedly | 18 | without haste | she proceeded unhurriedly |
unthinkably | 23 | to an unimaginable extent | - |
verticality | 19 | position at right angles to the horizon | - |
voraciously | 19 | in an eagerly voracious manner | she reads voraciously |
tremulously | 16 | in a tremulous manner | the leaves rustled tremulously in the wind |
apogamously | 19 | - | - |
antisubsidy | 17 | - | - |
aphetically | 21 | - | - |
aortography | 20 | - | - |
approbatory | 20 | expressing or manifesting praise or approval | - |
appreciably | 22 | to a noticeable degree | they weather was appreciably colder |
appropriacy | 22 | - | - |
appulsively | 21 | - | - |
appealingly | 19 | in an appealing manner | the table was set appealingly |
appeasingly | 19 | - | - |
applaudably | 21 | - | - |
applicatory | 20 | readily applicable or practical | - |
antianxiety | 21 | - | - |
anticruelty | 16 | - | - |
antidotally | 15 | - | - |
anovulatory | 17 | - | - |
anomalously | 16 | in an anomalous manner | this man behaves anomalously |
anteriority | 14 | preceding in time | - |
antenatally | 14 | - | - |
antipoverty | 19 | - | - |
antiobesity | 16 | - | - |
antiphonary | 19 | bound collection of antiphons | - |
antisecrecy | 18 | - | - |
antislavery | 17 | - | - |
antileprosy | 16 | - | - |
associatory | 16 | characterized by or causing or resulting from the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination | - |
assimilably | 18 | - | - |
astatically | 16 | - | - |
aspersively | 19 | - | - |
assentingly | 15 | - | - |
assertively | 17 | in an assertive manner | `I will take care of my own life,' she said assertively |
attractancy | 18 | - | - |
attuitively | 17 | - | - |
astringency | 17 | a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker | - |
astuciously | 16 | - | - |
astrobotany | 16 | - | - |
archeometry | 21 | - | - |
archaically | 21 | - | - |
arachnology | 20 | - | - |
aquatically | 25 | - | - |
arthroscopy | 21 | a minimally invasive operation to repair a damaged joint; the surgeon examines the joint with an arthroscope while making repairs through a small incision | - |
ascetically | 18 | in an ascetic manner | she lived ascetically in a small house all by herself |
aseptically | 18 | - | - |
ascendantly | 17 | - | - |
aromaticity | 18 | - | - |
arrestingly | 15 | - | - |
arteriotomy | 16 | - | - |
arthrectomy | 21 | - | - |
arrhenotoky | 21 | - | - |
bacterially | 18 | by bacteria | spreads bacterially |
backcountry | 24 | - | - |
banteringly | 17 | in a bantering fashion | he spoke to her banteringly |
baptismally | 20 | - | - |
bankability | 22 | - | - |
barefacedly | 22 | without shame | - |
barbarously | 18 | in a barbarous manner | they were barbarously murdered |
balmorality | 18 | - | - |
autocephaly | 21 | - | - |
autochthony | 22 | nativeness by virtue of originating or occurring naturally (as in a particular place) | - |
atypicality | 21 | any state that is not typical | - |
audaciously | 17 | in an audacious manner | an idea so daring and yet so audaciously tempting that a shiver of excitement quivered through him |
auricularly | 16 | - | - |
avuncularly | 19 | - | - |
axisymmetry | 28 | - | - |
azimuthally | 28 | - | - |
autosomally | 16 | - | - |
benignantly | 17 | in a benign manner | - |
benumbingly | 21 | - | - |
benightedly | 21 | - | - |
benefactory | 21 | - | - |
bellfoundry | 20 | - | - |
bellicosely | 18 | - | - |
bellicosity | 18 | a natural disposition to fight | - |
believingly | 20 | in a credulous manner | - |
benedictory | 19 | expressing benediction | - |
bibliophily | 23 | - | - |
bibliomancy | 22 | - | - |
bibliolatry | 18 | the worship of the Bible | - |
bewailingly | 20 | - | - |
biddability | 20 | - | - |
bifariously | 19 | - | - |
bicentenary | 18 | of or relating to or completing a period of 200 years | - |
biconcavity | 23 | - | - |
biconvexity | 28 | - | - |
besiegingly | 18 | - | - |
beseemingly | 19 | - | - |
basipetally | 18 | - | - |
beguilingly | 18 | - | - |
befittingly | 20 | in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances | - |
bearability | 18 | - | - |
beauteously | 16 | - | - |
bloodlessly | 17 | without bloodshed; in a bloodless manner; without shedding blood | the coup disposed of the dictator bloodlessly |
bloodguilty | 18 | guilty of murder or bloodshed | - |
blightingly | 21 | - | - |
blindstorey | 17 | - | - |
bookbindery | 23 | a bookbinder's workshop; a place for binding books | - |
blushlessly | 19 | - | - |
bodaciously | 19 | - | - |
bioindustry | 17 | - | - |
bipinnately | 18 | - | - |
biosocially | 18 | - | - |
bipartitely | 18 | - | - |
bigheadedly | 22 | - | - |
bimillenary | 18 | a span of 2000 years | - |
bilingually | 17 | in a bilingual manner | she grew up bilingually |
biocenology | 19 | - | - |
binocularly | 18 | - | - |
bioactivity | 21 | - | - |
blamelessly | 18 | in an irreproachable and blameless manner | she had lived blamelessly until she met this man |
blameworthy | 24 | deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious | blameworthy if not criminal behavior |
biquarterly | 25 | - | - |
buccinatory | 20 | - | - |
bucolically | 20 | - | - |
bronchially | 21 | - | - |