9-letter words containing i, y, e
- leniently — agreeably tolerant; permissive; indulgent: He tended to be lenient toward the children. More lenient laws encouraged greater freedom of expression.
- leprosity — the state of being leprous
- 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.
- liberally — favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.
- lickpenny — something that uses up large amounts of money
- life buoy — any of variously formed buoyant devices for supporting a person fallen into the water.
- lifecycle — Alternative spelling of life cycle.
- lifestyle — the habits, attitudes, tastes, moral standards, economic level, etc., that together constitute the mode of living of an individual or group.
- lightyear — Alternative spelling of light year.
- like fury — violently; furiously
- limitedly — confined within limits; restricted or circumscribed: a limited space; limited resources.
- line copy — a document, drawing, or the like, consisting of two tones, as black and white, without intermediate gradations. Compare halftone (def 1).
- lineality — The quality of being lineal.
- linearity — the property, quality, or state of being linear.
- lingberry — The lingonberry.
- linoleoyl — (organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical derived from linoleic acid by loss of the hydroxy group.
- linotyper — a person who uses a Linotype printing machine
- lipectomy — the surgical removal of fatty tissue.
- lissomely — In a lissome manner; with supple grace.
- 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.
- liverymen — Plural form of liveryman.
- longevity — a long individual life; great duration of individual life: Our family is known for its longevity.
- loyalties — Plural form of loyalty.
- lynnfield — a town in NE Massachusetts.
- lyonnaise — (of food, especially fried potatoes) cooked with pieces of onion.
- lyophiled — (of blood, serum, tissue, etc) freeze-dried
- lypressin — Lysine vasopressin.
- lyrebirds — Plural form of lyrebird.
- lyricised — to write lyrics.
- lysimeter — an instrument for determining the amount of water-soluble matter in soil.
- lysocline — the depth of the ocean at which the solubility of calcium carbonate increases substantially.
- lysogenic — harboring a temperate virus as a prophage or plasmid.
- machinery — an assemblage of machines or mechanical apparatuses: the machinery of a factory.
- magic eye — a miniature cathode-ray tube in some radio receivers, on the screen of which a pattern is displayed in order to assist tuning
- magistery — an agency or substance, as in alchemy, to which faculties of healing, transformation, etc., are ascribed.
- malingery — The spirit or practices of a malingerer; malingering.
- manlikely — in a manlike manner
- manyplies — Omasum.
- martyrise — Alt form martyrize.
- martyrize — to make a martyr of: The ancient Romans martyrized many Christians.
- maryville — a city in E Tennessee.
- massively — consisting of or forming a large mass; bulky and heavy: massive columns.
- maternity — the state of being a mother; motherhood.
- meaningly — what is intended to be, or actually is, expressed or indicated; signification; import: the three meanings of a word.
- media-shy — reluctant to appear in the mass media
- mediately — to settle (disputes, strikes, etc.) as an intermediary between parties; reconcile.
- mediatory — pertaining to mediation.
- medically — of or relating to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment.