10-letter words containing l, y, o
- impossibly — not possible; unable to be, exist, happen, etc.
- impotently — not potent; lacking power or ability.
- improbably — not probable; unlikely to be true or to happen: Rain is improbable tonight.
- improperly — not proper; not strictly belonging, applicable, correct, etc.; erroneous: He drew improper conclusions from the scant evidence.
- inchoately — not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary.
- indocility — The quality or condition of being indocile.
- indolently — having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful: an indolent person.
- inexorably — unyielding; unalterable: inexorable truth; inexorable justice.
- infamously — having an extremely bad reputation: an infamous city.
- inferiorly — lower in station, rank, degree, or grade (often followed by to): a rank inferior to colonel.
- informally — without formality or ceremony; casual: an informal visit.
- innocently — free from moral wrong; without sin; pure: innocent children.
- insociably — in an insociable manner
- insolently — boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insulting: an insolent reply.
- insolidity — weakness or lack of solidity
- insolvency — the condition of being insolvent; bankruptcy.
- interiorly — being within; inside of anything; internal; inner; further toward a center: the interior rooms of a house.
- intoningly — in an intonational manner
- inviolably — prohibiting violation; secure from destruction, violence, infringement, or desecration: an inviolable sanctuary; an inviolable promise.
- involvedly — in an involved manner
- ironically — pertaining to, of the nature of, exhibiting, or characterized by irony or mockery: an ironical compliment; an ironical smile.
- isocephaly — (of a composition) having the heads of all figures on approximately the same level.
- isolatedly — separated from other persons or things; alone; solitary.
- isopycnals — Plural form of isopycnal.
- ivory gull — a white, arctic gull, Pagophila eburnea.
- ivory palm — the palm bearing the common ivory nut.
- jaculatory — relating to hurling or throwing
- jelly coat — an ovum-produced glycoprotein that causes adhesion of sperm to the ovum; fertilizin.
- jelly roll — a thin, rectangular layer of sponge cake, spread with fruit jelly and rolled up.
- jelly-roll — a thin, rectangular layer of sponge cake, spread with fruit jelly and rolled up.
- jellyrolls — Plural form of jellyroll.
- jocularity — the state or quality of being jocular.
- joey glass — a small tumbler of the 17th century; dram glass.
- john lynch — John ("Jack") 1917–1999, Irish political leader: prime minister 1966–73, 1977–79.
- john tyler — John, 1790–1862, 10th president of the U.S. 1841–45.
- johnny law — Andrew Bonar [bon-er] /ˈbɒn ər/ (Show IPA), 1858–1923, English statesman, born in Canada: prime minister 1922–23.
- jollifying — Present participle of jollify.
- jolly boat — a light boat carried at the stern of a sailing vessel.
- jolly well — Jolly well is sometimes used to emphasize an opinion or intention, and to express annoyance or anger.
- jollyboats — Plural form of jollyboat.
- joyfulness — full of joy, as a person or one's heart; glad; delighted.
- jubilatory — to show or feel great joy; rejoice; exult.
- karyologic — of or relating to karyology
- karyolymph — The liquid part of the nucleus of a cell.
- karyolysis — the dissolution of a cell nucleus.
- karyoplasm — nucleoplasm.
- kefalotyri — A Greek cheese similar to parmesan.
- keylogging — the practice of using a software program or hardware device (keylogger) to record all keystrokes on a computer keyboard, either overtly as a surveillance tool or covertly as spyware: Many employers are making use of keylogging to monitor their employees' computer habits.
- kir royale — an apéritif of white wine or sometimes champagne (Kir Royale) flavored with cassis.
- kovalevsky — Sonia [sohn-yuh] /ˈsoʊn yə/ (Show IPA), (Sofia Vasilievna Kovalevskaya) 1850–91, Russian mathematician.