9-letter words containing l, y, s, i
- pausingly — with a pause or pauses
- pensively — dreamily or wistfully thoughtful: a pensive mood.
- peristyle — a colonnade surrounding a building or an open space.
- phyletics — phylogenetic classification.
- physicals — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
- pillsbury — Charles Alfred, 1842–99, U.S. businessman.
- pistology — the branch of theology dealing with faith.
- plasticky — made of or resembling plastic
- platyfish — any of several small, yellow-gray freshwater fishes of the genus Xiphophorus, especially X. variatus, of Mexico: popular in home aquariums, in which the color varies widely.
- plausibly — having an appearance of truth or reason; seemingly worthy of approval or acceptance; credible; believable: a plausible excuse; a plausible plot.
- play-list — a list of the recordings to be played on the radio during a particular program or time period, often including their sequence, duration, etc.
- pollyfish — parrotfish.
- polybasic — (of an acid) having two or more atoms of replaceable hydrogen.
- polynesia — one of the three principal divisions of Oceania, comprising those island groups in the Pacific lying E of Melanesia and Micronesia and extending from the Hawaiian Islands S to New Zealand.
- polynices — a son of Oedipus and Jocasta and brother of Eteocles and Antigone on whose behalf the Seven against Thebes were organized.
- polyposis — the development of numerous polyps on a hollow internal organ, seen especially in the intestinal tract.
- polysemic — capable of having several possible meanings
- polysomic — of, relating to, or designating a basically diploid chromosome complement, in which some but not all the chromosomes are represented more than twice
- precisely — definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed: precise directions.
- priestley — J(ohn) B(oynton) [boin-tuh n,, -tn] /ˈbɔɪn tən,, -tn/ (Show IPA), 1894–1984, English novelist.
- psychical — of or relating to the human soul or mind; mental (opposed to physical).
- puckishly — in a puckish manner
- pyrolysis — the subjection of organic compounds to very high temperatures.
- rascality — rascally or knavish character or conduct.
- raspingly — harsh; grating: a rasping voice.
- recyclist — a person who recycles
- redisplay — to display again
- roguishly — pertaining to, characteristic of, or acting like a rogue; knavish or rascally.
- rompishly — in a rompish manner
- runtishly — in a runtish manner
- rushingly — to move, act, or progress with speed, impetuosity, or violence.
- sacrality — sacredness
- salicylic — of or derived from salicylic acid.
- saliently — prominent or conspicuous: salient traits.
- salisbury — Harrison, 1908–93, U.S. journalist and writer.
- saltishly — in a saltish manner
- salubrity — favorable to or promoting health; healthful: salubrious air.
- sand lily — a small, stemless lily, Leucocrinum montanum, of the western U.S., having white, fragrant flowers.
- satyrical — Classical Mythology. one of a class of woodland deities, attendant on Bacchus, represented as part human, part horse, and sometimes part goat and noted for riotousness and lasciviousness.
- scaringly — to fill, especially suddenly, with fear or terror; frighten; alarm.
- scraggily — lean or thin; scrawny.
- scrubbily — in a scrubby or messy manner
- scruffily — in an unkempt or shabby fashion
- seakindly — sailing easily in a rough sea.
- searingly — in a searing manner
- seemingly — apparent; appearing, whether truly or falsely, to be as specified: a seeming advantage.
- sego lily — a plant, Calochortus nuttallii, of the lily family, native to the western U.S., having showy, bell-shaped flowers: the state flower of Utah.
- self-pity — pity for oneself, especially a self-indulgent attitude concerning one's own difficulties, hardships, etc.: We must resist yielding to self-pity and carry on as best we can.
- selfishly — devoted to or caring only for oneself; concerned primarily with one's own interests, benefits, welfare, etc., regardless of others.
- seminally — pertaining to, containing, or consisting of semen.