12-letter words containing g, a, y, l
- bootleg play — a play in which the quarterback pretends to hand the ball to a teammate, hides it by placing it next to his hip, and runs with it.
- by and large — You use by and large to indicate that a statement is mostly but not completely true.
- cable-laying — involved in or connected to the activity of laying cables
- caliginosity — darkness
- cardiomegaly — abnormal enlargement of the heart.
- categorially — in a manner relating to or involving categories
- chalcography — the art of engraving on copper or brass
- changelessly — In a changeless manner.
- chromatology — chromatics.
- clangorously — In a clangorous manner; ringingly.
- clatteringly — With a clattering sound.
- clean energy — energy, as electricity or nuclear power, that does not pollute the atmosphere when used, as opposed to coal and oil, that do.
- cogitatively — In a cogitative manner.
- collegiality — the sharing of authority among colleagues
- collegiately — in a collegiate way
- commandingly — being in command: a commanding officer.
- concealingly — in a concealing manner
- congeniality — agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character: congenial surroundings.
- congenitally — of or relating to a condition present at birth, whether inherited or caused by the environment, especially the uterine environment.
- contagiously — capable of being transmitted by bodily contact with an infected person or object: contagious diseases.
- courageously — possessing or characterized by courage; brave: a courageous speech against the dictator.
- cryosurgical — of or relating to cryosurgery
- crystalising — Present participle of crystalise.
- cyberloafing — (informal) The use of computers by employees for purposes unrelated to work.
- cyclographic — of or relating to a cyclograph
- cyclolignane — (organic chemistry) Any lignane having an additional ring.
- dactyliology — the study of finger-rings
- decalcifying — Present participle of decalcify.
- decreasingly — In a decreasing manner.
- degenerately — In a degenerate manner.
- deregulatory — Of or pertaining to deregulation.
- derogatively — lessening; belittling; derogatory.
- derogatorily — tending to lessen the merit or reputation of a person or thing; disparaging; depreciatory: a derogatory remark.
- desolatingly — in a way that desolates, in a desolating fashion
- despairingly — given to despair or hopelessness.
- dialectology — the study of dialects and dialectal variations
- dialogically — in a dialogic manner
- disagreeably — In a disagreeable manner.
- distraughtly — distracted; deeply agitated.
- doggy paddle — a swimming stroke in which the swimmer lies on his or her front, paddles his or her hands in imitation of a swimming dog, and beats his or her legs up and down
- dogmatically — relating to or of the nature of a dogma or dogmas or any strong set of principles concerning faith, morals, etc., as those laid down by a church; doctrinal: We hear dogmatic arguments from both sides of the political spectrum.
- dragonslayer — One who slays a dragon.
- drug holiday — a brief period during which a patient stops taking a prescribed medication, especially an antidepressant, to recover some normal functions, reduce side effects, or maintain sensitivity to the drug.
- dry-cleaning — Dry-cleaning is the action or work of dry-cleaning things such as clothes.
- dual highway — divided highway.
- dysregulated — Simple past tense and past participle of dysregulate.
- early blight — a disease of plants characterized by leaf spotting, defoliation, and stunted growth, caused by any of several fungi, as Alternaria solani or Cercospora apii.
- ecologically — the branch of biology dealing with the relations and interactions between organisms and their environment, including other organisms.
- egoistically — In an egoistic manner.
- enchantingly — In an enchanting manner.