10-letter words containing g, a, y, l
- fly agaric — a very poisonous common woodland mushroom, Amanita muscaria, having a glossy red or orange cap with white spots, formerly a fly poison.
- forgivably — In a forgivable way.
- fragrantly — having a pleasant scent or aroma; sweet-smelling; sweet-scented: a fragrant rose.
- gal friday — Older Use: Sometimes Offensive. a woman who acts as a general assistant in a business office or to an executive and has a wide variety of especially secretarial and clerical duties.
- galactosyl — the glycosyl radical of galactose
- galaxywide — Throughout a galaxy.
- galleryite — a spectator, as in a theater gallery or at a golf match.
- galleywest — Informal. into a state of unconsciousness, confusion, or disarray (usually used in the phrase to knock galley-west).
- gallically — pertaining to the Gauls or Gaul.
- galsworthy — John, 1867–1933, English novelist and dramatist: Nobel Prize 1932.
- gameplayer — One who plays a game or games.
- gamesomely — In a gamesome manner.
- gamilaraay — Kamilaroi.
- gargoylish — Of, pertaining to, or resembling a gargoyle.
- gargoylism — a congenital abnormality characterized chiefly by dwarfism, grotesque deformities of the head, trunk, and limbs, mental retardation, and enlargement of the liver and spleen.
- gastrology — the study of the structure, functions, and diseases of the stomach.
- gay-lussac — Joseph Louis [joh-zuh f loo-ee,, -suh f;; French zhaw-zef lwee] /ˈdʒoʊ zəf ˈlu i,, -səf;; French ʒɔˈzɛf lwi/ (Show IPA), 1778–1850, French chemist and physicist.
- gaylussite — a rare mineral, hydrated carbonate of sodium and calcium.
- generality — an indefinite, unspecific, or undetailed statement: to speak in generalities about human rights.
- gentlelady — A polite form of a address for a woman, used especially to a congresswoman during a congressional debate.
- geratology — the study of the diminution or decline of life, as in an individual animal or a species approaching extinction.
- germ layer — one of the three primary embryonic cell layers.
- germinally — By or involving germ cells.
- gesturally — in a gestural manner
- ghastfully — in a ghastful manner
- glaciology — the branch of geology that deals with the nature, distribution, and action of glaciers and with their effect on the earth's topography.
- gladsomely — (archaic) gladly.
- glancingly — In a glancing manner.
- gleamingly — While gleaming, or so as to gleam.
- gloatingly — to look at or think about with great or excessive, often smug or malicious, satisfaction: The opposing team gloated over our bad luck.
- glory days — very great praise, honor, or distinction bestowed by common consent; renown: to win glory on the field of battle.
- glycosuria — excretion of glucose in the urine, as in diabetes.
- glyoxaline — imidazole.
- glyoxylate — a salt or ester of glyoxylic acid.
- glyphosate — a compound, C 3 H 8 NO 5 P, used to kill a wide range of weeds.
- gnomically — In a gnomic manner. (In a way apparently clear and simple, but eventually difficult to understand).
- goliardery — one of a class of wandering scholar-poets in Germany, France, and England, chiefly in the 12th and 13th centuries, noted as the authors of satirical Latin verse written in celebration of conviviality, sensual pleasures, etc.
- gothically — In a gothic way.
- gracefully — characterized by elegance or beauty of form, manner, movement, or speech; elegant: a graceful dancer; a graceful reply.
- graciously — pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous.
- graduality — The state or degree of being gradual.
- granularly — of the nature of granules; grainy.
- graphalloy — a compound of graphite impregnated with Babbitt metal, bronze, copper, gold, etc., used as a low-friction material.
- graphology — the study of handwriting, especially when regarded as an expression of the writer's character, personality, abilities, etc.
- graspingly — In a grasping manner.
- gratefully — warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful: I am grateful to you for your help.
- gratillity — gratuity
- gray scale — a scale of achromatic colors having several, usually ten, equal gradations ranging from white to black, used in television and photography.
- gray whale — a grayish-black whalebone whale, Eschrichtius robustus, of the North Pacific, growing to a length of 50 feet (15.2 meters): now rare.
- gray-scale — (spelling) US spelling of "grey-scale".