9-letter words containing i, a, l, y, s
- distantly — far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote or removed (often followed by from): a distant place; a town three miles distant from here.
- dyslexias — Plural form of dyslexia.
- dysplasia — abnormal growth or development of cells, tissue, bone, or an organ.
- estimably — In an estimable manner; deserving of esteem.
- evasively — In an evasive manner.
- faddishly — In a faddish way.
- fairishly — in a fairish manner
- fiscality — Fiscal policy or considerations.
- goatishly — In a goatish way.
- graylings — Plural form of grayling.
- gymnasial — relating to gymnasium schools
- hairstyle — a style of cutting, arranging, or combing the hair; hairdo; coiffure.
- halysites — an extinct genus comprising the chain corals.
- hawkishly — resembling a hawk, as in appearance or behavior.
- hayfields — Plural form of hayfield.
- himalayas — the, a mountain range extending about 1500 miles (2400 km) along the border between India and Tibet. Highest peak, Mt. Everest, 29,028 feet (8848 meters).
- instantly — immediately; at once.
- insularly — of or relating to an island or islands: insular possessions.
- irascibly — easily provoked to anger; very irritable: an irascible old man.
- ismailiya — a branch of Shiʿism, including in its number the Assassins and the Druses, having an esoteric philosophy and asserting Ismaʿil to be the seventh divinely inspired imam in the succession from Ali.
- isohyetal — a line drawn on a map connecting points having equal rainfall at a certain time or for a stated period.
- isopycnal — Also, isopycnal [ahy-suh-pik-nl] /ˌaɪ səˈpɪk nl/ (Show IPA). having the same density.
- katalysis — catalysis.
- knavishly — In a knavish manner.
- ladybirds — Plural form of ladybird.
- ladysmith — a city in W Natal, in the E Republic of South Africa: besieged by Boers 1889–1900.
- lastingly — continuing or enduring a long time; permanent; durable: a lasting friendship.
- latensify — to increase the developability of (the latent image on a film or plate) after exposure.
- 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.
- lay aside — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- 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.
- loyalists — Plural form of loyalist.
- loyalties — Plural form of loyalty.
- lyonnaise — (of food, especially fried potatoes) cooked with pieces of onion.
- malaysian — a native or inhabitant of Malaysia.
- mannishly — In a mannish manner.
- manyplies — Omasum.
- massively — consisting of or forming a large mass; bulky and heavy: massive columns.
- mawkishly — In a mawkish manner.
- miserably — wretchedly unhappy, uneasy, or uncomfortable: miserable victims of war.
- mislaying — Present participle of mislay.
- misplayed — Simple past tense and past participle of misplay.
- musically — of, relating to, or producing music: a musical instrument.
- mysterial — (obsolete) mysterious.
- navy list — (in Britain) an official list of all serving commissioned officers of the Royal Navy and reserve officers liable for recall
- olympiads — Plural form of olympiad.
- osmically — with regard to smell
- palmistry — the art or practice of telling fortunes and interpreting character from the lines and configurations of the palm of a person's hand.
- palsylike — resembling palsy
- paralysis — Pathology. a loss or impairment of voluntary movement in a body part, caused by injury or disease of the nerves, brain, or spinal cord. a disease characterized by this, especially palsy.