10-letter words containing l, y
- day sailer — a small sailboat without sleeping accommodations, suitable for short trips.
- day school — A day school is a school where the students go home every evening and do not live at the school. Compare boarding school.
- dazzlingly — to overpower or dim the vision of by intense light: He was dazzled by the sudden sunlight.
- debasingly — In a debasing manner.
- debatingly — in an argumentative manner
- debonairly — In a debonair manner.
- decadently — In a decadent manner.
- decastyles — Plural form of decastyle.
- decastylos — a decastyle building, as a classical temple.
- decidingly — that settles a question or dispute or leads to a final decision; determining; decisive: the deciding vote; The weather will be the deciding factor as to whether we have the picnic or not.
- decisively — having the power or quality of deciding; putting an end to controversy; crucial or most important: Your argument was the decisive one.
- declaredly — known to be; officially
- declassify — If secret documents or records are declassified, it is officially stated that they are no longer secret.
- decorously — characterized by dignified propriety in conduct, manners, appearance, character, etc.
- decrepitly — In a decrepit way.
- deemployed — to hire or engage the services of (a person or persons); provide employment for; have or keep in one's service: This factory employs thousands of people.
- defeatedly — With an appearance or attitude of defeat.
- defensibly — capable of being defended against assault or injury: The troops were bivouacked in a defensible position.
- definately — Misspelling of definitely.
- definitely — You use definitely to emphasize that something is the case, or to emphasize the strength of your intention or opinion.
- defrayable — Capable of being defrayed.
- degradedly — in a degraded fashion
- dejectedly — depressed in spirits; disheartened; low-spirited: The dejected expression on the face of the loser spoiled my victory.
- delay line — a device in which a known delay time is introduced in the transmission of a signal. An acoustic delay line delays a sound wave by circulating it through a liquid or solid medium
- delay slot — delayed control-transfer
- delayering — Delayering is the process of simplifying the administrative structure of a large organization in order to make it more efficient.
- delectably — delightful; highly pleasing; enjoyable: a delectable witticism.
- delegatory — of or relating to the delegation or assignment of authority, power, or responsibility.
- delicately — fine in texture, quality, construction, etc.: a delicate lace collar.
- delivery's — the carrying and turning over of letters, goods, etc., to a designated recipient or recipients.
- deltiology — the collection and study of picture postcards
- delusively — tending to delude; misleading; deceptive: a delusive reply.
- dementedly — crazy; insane; mad.
- demonology — Demonology is a set of beliefs which says that a particular situation or group of people is evil or unacceptable.
- denasality — The quality of being denasal.
- dendrology — the branch of botany that is concerned with the natural history of trees and shrubs
- deontology — the branch of ethics dealing with duty, moral obligation, and moral commitment
- dependably — capable of being depended on; worthy of trust; reliable: a dependable employee.
- depilatory — Depilatory substances and processes remove unwanted hair from your body.
- deplorably — causing or being a subject for grief or regret; lamentable: the deplorable death of a friend.
- deployable — able to be deployed
- deployment — The deployment of troops, resources, or equipment is the organization and positioning of them so that they are ready for quick action.
- depravedly — in a depraved manner
- deridingly — In a deriding way; mockingly.
- derisively — characterized by or expressing derision; contemptuous; mocking: derisive heckling.
- derisorily — In a derisory manner.
- deservedly — You use deservedly to indicate that someone deserved what happened to them, especially when it was something good.
- designedly — by intention or design; on purpose; deliberately
- desirously — With desire; eagerly.
- desolately — barren or laid waste; devastated: a treeless, desolate landscape.