9-letter words containing a, l, y, i
- lathyrism — a disorder of humans and domestic animals caused by ingestion of the seeds of some legumes of the genus Lathyrus and marked by spastic paralysis and pain.
- latitancy — The act or state of lying hidden, or lurking.
- latrociny — banditry
- lawyering — a person whose profession is to represent clients in a court of law or to advise or act for clients in other legal matters.
- lay aside — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- lay it on — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- lay vicar — a member of a cathedral choir appointed to sing certain parts of the services
- laymanize — to simplify (technical information) into a form that can be understood by ordinary people
- lazy list — A list which is built using a non-strict constructor. Any head or tail of the list may be an unevaluated closure. Also known as streams since they may be used to carry a sequence of values from the output of one function to an input of another. See also Lazy evaluation.
- legionary — of, relating to, or belonging to a legion.
- leiomyoma — a benign tumor composed of nonstriated muscular tissue.
- lethality — of, relating to, or causing death; deadly; fatal: a lethal weapon; a lethal dose.
- lexically — of or relating to the words or vocabulary of a language, especially as distinguished from its grammatical and syntactical aspects.
- liability — liabilities. moneys owed; debts or pecuniary obligations (opposed to assets). Accounting. liabilities as detailed on a balance sheet, especially in relation to assets and capital.
- liberally — favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.
- libratory — oscillatory.
- lightyear — Alternative spelling of light year.
- lineality — The quality of being lineal.
- linearity — the property, quality, or state of being linear.
- lingayata — a Saiva cult emphasizing devotion and faith.
- lingually — of or relating to the tongue or some tonguelike part.
- literally — in the literal or strict sense: She failed to grasp the metaphor and interpreted the poem literally. What does the word mean literally?
- liveryman — an owner of or an employee in a livery stable.
- logically — according to or agreeing with the principles of logic: a logical inference.
- loquacity — the state of being loquacious; talkativeness; garrulity.
- loyalists — Plural form of loyalist.
- loyalties — Plural form of loyalty.
- ludically — in a ludic or playful manner
- lymphatic — pertaining to, containing, or conveying lymph.
- lyocratic — noting a colloid owing its stability to the affinity of its particles for the liquid in which they are dispersed.
- lyonnaise — (of food, especially fried potatoes) cooked with pieces of onion.
- lyra viol — a lutelike musical instrument popular in the 16th and 17th centuries: the forerunner of the mandolin
- lyrically — (of poetry) having the form and musical quality of a song, and especially the character of a songlike outpouring of the poet's own thoughts and feelings, as distinguished from epic and dramatic poetry.
- lytically — in a lytic manner or involving a lytic phage
- magically — produced by or as if by magic: The change in the appearance of the room was magical.
- malaysian — a native or inhabitant of Malaysia.
- malignity — the state or character of being malign; malevolence; intense ill will; spite.
- malingery — The spirit or practices of a malingerer; malingering.
- mamillary — Of, relating to, or on the mamilla.
- mammality — the characteristic of being a mammal
- mandylion — a loose garment formerly worn over armour
- manically — In a manic manner.
- manlikely — in a manlike manner
- mannishly — In a mannish manner.
- manyplies — Omasum.
- mariology — the body of belief, doctrine, and opinion concerning the Virgin Mary.
- maritally — In a marital manner.
- martially — inclined or disposed to war; warlike: The ancient Romans were a martial people.
- maryville — a city in E Tennessee.
- massively — consisting of or forming a large mass; bulky and heavy: massive columns.