6-letter words containing l, y, e
- leanly — (of persons or animals) without much flesh or fat; not plump or fat; thin: lean cattle.
- leeway — extra time, space, materials, or the like, within which to operate; margin: With ten minutes' leeway we can catch the train.
- legacy — legacy system
- lemony — the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
- lenify — (transitive) To assuage or mitigate; to soften.
- lenity — the quality or state of being mild or gentle, as toward others.
- letchy — Alternative form of lechy.
- levity — lightness of mind, character, or behavior; lack of appropriate seriousness or earnestness.
- lewdly — inclined to, characterized by, or inciting to lust or lechery; lascivious.
- leyden — a city in W Netherlands.
- leyton — a former borough in SE England, near London: now part of Waltham Forest.
- lie-by — a paved section alongside a highway for automobiles in need of emergency repairs.
- liefly — delightful, pleasant, or lovable
- liffey — a river in the E Republic of Ireland, flowing NW and NE from County Wicklow into Dublin Bay. 50 miles (81 km) long.
- likely — probably or apparently destined (usually followed by an infinitive): something not likely to happen.
- limeys — Plural form of limey.
- lineny — similar to or resembling linen
- linney — a lean-to shed
- linsey — linsey-woolsey.
- lively — eventful, stirring, or exciting: The opposition gave us a lively time.
- livery — a distinctive uniform, badge, or device formerly provided by someone of rank or title for his retainers, as in time of war.
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- lonely — affected with, characterized by, or causing a depressing feeling of being alone; lonesome.
- looney — lunatic; insane.
- loosey — (US, slang) A single cigarette, sold individually (\u201cloose\u201d).
- lovely — charmingly or exquisitely beautiful: a lovely flower.
- loveys — Plural form of lovey.
- lowery — dark and gloomy; threatening: a lowery sky.
- lowkey — Alternative form of low key.
- lyable — (obsolete) Variant spelling of liable.
- lyases — Plural form of lyase.
- lyceum — an institution for popular education providing discussions, lectures, concerts, etc.
- lychee — the fruit of a Chinese tree, Litchi chinensis, of the soapberry family, consisting of a thin, brittle shell enclosing a sweet, jellylike pulp and a single seed.
- lycine — betaine.
- lyghte — Obsolete spelling of light.
- lynxes — Plural form of lynx.
- lyrate — Botany. (of a pinnate leaf) divided transversely into several lobes, the smallest at the base.
- lysate — the mixture of substances formed by the lysis of cells.
- lysine — a crystalline, basic, amino acid, H 2 N(CH 2) 4 CH(NH 2)COOH, produced chiefly from many proteins by hydrolysis, essential in the nutrition of humans and animals. Symbol: K. Abbreviation: Lys;
- manley — Michael (Norman).1924–97, Jamaican statesman; prime minister of Jamaica (1972–80; 1989–92)
- marley — Robert Nesta ("Bob") 1945–81, Jamaican reggae singer, guitarist, and songwriter: popularizer of Rastafarianism.
- meanly — moderately.
- measly — Informal. contemptibly small, meager, or slight: They paid me a measly fifteen dollars for a day's work. wretchedly bad or unsatisfactory: a measly performance.
- medfly — Mediterranean fruit fly.
- medley — a mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble.
- meekly — humbly patient or docile, as under provocation from others.
- meetly — suitably; fittingly; properly; in a seemly manner.
- melody — musical sounds in agreeable succession or arrangement.
- merely — only as specified and nothing more; simply: merely a matter of form.
- metely — (obsolete) According to measure or proportion.