12-letter words containing f, l, y, t, e
- halfwittedly — In a halfwitted manner.
- heath family — the plant family Ericaceae, characterized by evergreen or deciduous shrubs, trees, and woody plants growing in acid soil and having simple leaves, often showy flowers either solitary or in clusters, and fruit in the form of a berry or capsule, and including the azalea, blueberry, cranberry, heather, madrone, mountain laurel, rhododendron, and trailing arbutus.
- hydrosulfate — a salt formed by the direct union of sulfuric acid with an organic base, especially an alkaloid, and usually more soluble than the base.
- hydrosulfite — hyposulfite (def 1).
- hyperinflate — to subject to hyperinflation: hyperinflated prices.
- identifiably — In a manner or state that is capable of being distinguished or named.
- indefectibly — In an indefectible manner.
- indefinitely — not definite; without fixed or specified limit; unlimited: an indefinite number.
- ineffability — incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible: ineffable joy.
- infectiously — communicable by infection, as from one person to another or from one part of the body to another: infectious diseases.
- infinitively — a verb form found in many languages that functions as a noun or is used with auxiliary verbs, and that names the action or state without specifying the subject, as French venir “to come,” Latin esse “to be,” fuisse “to have been.”.
- infrequently — happening or occurring at long intervals or rarely: infrequent visits.
- interfaculty — an ability, natural or acquired, for a particular kind of action: a faculty for making friends easily.
- kylie effect — the increased awareness of breast cancer caused by the publicity surrounding its diagnosis in Kylie Minogue, born 1968, Australian singer and actress
- left-justify — If printed text is left-justified, each line begins at the same distance from the left-hand edge of the page or column.
- let fly (at) — to shoot or throw (at)
- life annuity — any annuity that is contingent upon the survival of the annuitant or annuitants, especially an annuity that terminates with the death of a single annuitant.
- life history — the series of living phenomena exhibited by an organism in the course of its development from inception to death.
- life tenancy — holding a tenancy until the holder dies
- meet halfway — to compromise with
- mercy flight — an aircraft flight to bring a seriously ill or injured person to hospital from an isolated community
- munificently — In a munificent manner.
- myofilaments — Plural form of myofilament.
- neglectfully — In a neglectful manner.
- olfactometry — The study and measurement of smells.
- out of style — no longer fashionable
- perfectively — in a perfective manner; thoroughly
- play it safe — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- proficiently — well-advanced or competent in any art, science, or subject; skilled: a proficient swimmer.
- profitlessly — in such a way as to not yield profit, as in financial gains or general benefits or advantages
- reflationary — economy: relating to reflation
- reflectively — that reflects; reflecting.
- reflectivity — that reflects; reflecting.
- respectfully — full of, characterized by, or showing politeness or deference: a respectful reply.
- safety blade — a blade, as on a knife, razor, etc, with a guard to reduce the risk of accidental cutting
- safety glass — a pane made by joining two plates or panes of glass with a layer of usually transparent plastic or artificial resin between them that retains the fragments if the glass is broken.
- safety valve — a device that, when actuated by a gas or vapor pressure above a predetermined level, opens and allows the gas or vapor to escape until its pressure is reduced to a pressure equal to or below that of the predetermined level. Compare relief valve.
- sanctifiedly — in a sanctified manner
- self-mastery — self-control.
- self-pitying — Someone who is self-pitying is full of self-pity.
- softheadedly — in a soft-headed manner
- stealthfully — secret, clandestine, or surreptitious procedure.
- streamer fly — an artificial fly having a wing or wings extending beyond the crook of the fishhook.
- stupefyingly — to put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor.
- subfertility — below-average fertility
- sufficiently — adequate for the purpose; enough: sufficient proof; sufficient protection.
- terrifically — extraordinarily great or intense: terrific speed.
- terrifyingly — to fill with terror or alarm; make greatly afraid.
- to play safe — If you play safe or play it safe, you do not take any risks.
- touchy-feely — Informal. emphasizing or marked by emotional openness and enthusiastic physicality: a touchy-feely encounter group.