9-letter words containing u, y, s
- myxovirus — any of a group of medium-sized, RNA-containing viruses having a helical envelope, infectious to humans and other animals and a cause of influenza.
- namaycush — a lake trout.
- nervously — highly excitable; unnaturally or acutely uneasy or apprehensive: to become nervous under stress.
- nocuously — In a nocuous manner.
- noxiously — harmful or injurious to health or physical well-being: noxious fumes.
- nystagmus — a congenital or acquired persistent, rapid, involuntary, and oscillatory movement of the eyeball, usually from side to side.
- obscurely — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- obscurity — the state or quality of being obscure.
- obviously — easily seen, recognized, or understood; open to view or knowledge; evident: an obvious advantage.
- odorously — odoriferous.
- ominously — portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious: an ominous bank of dark clouds.
- onerously — In an onerous manner.
- only just — by slight margin
- ouspensky — Peter Demianovich [pee-ter di-myah-nuh-vich;; Russian pyawtr dyi-myah-nuh-vyich] /ˈpi tər dɪˈmyɑ nə vɪtʃ;; Russian ˈpyɔtr dyɪˈmyɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1878–1947, Russian philosopher and author.
- out-years — the fiscal year after a year covered by a budget; any year beyond the budget year for which projections of spending are made.
- outdoorsy — characteristic of or suitable to the outdoors: a rugged, outdoorsy life; heavy, outdoorsy clothes.
- outstayed — Simple past tense and past participle of outstay.
- over-busy — actively and attentively engaged in work or a pastime: busy with her work.
- overfussy — too fussy
- overlusty — too lusty
- overstudy — excessive study.
- pausingly — with a pause or pauses
- physiqued — having a particular physique
- phytosaur — any armored, semiaquatic reptile of the extinct order Phytosauria, of the Mesozoic Era, resembling the crocodile but unrelated, having the nostrils high on the snout and with well-developed hind limbs suggestive of bipedal ancestors.
- pillsbury — Charles Alfred, 1842–99, U.S. businessman.
- plausibly — having an appearance of truth or reason; seemingly worthy of approval or acceptance; credible; believable: a plausible excuse; a plausible plot.
- playhouse — a theater.
- polydorus — flourished 1st century b.c, Greek sculptor who, with Agesander and Athenodorus, carved the Laocoön group.
- pompously — characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance: a pompous minor official.
- prelusory — introductory.
- presurvey — to take a general or comprehensive view of or appraise, as a situation, area of study, etc.
- profusely — spending or giving freely and in large amount, often to excess; extravagant (often followed by in): profuse praise.
- prolusory — serving for prolusion.
- pseudonym — a fictitious name used by an author to conceal his or her identity; pen name. Compare allonym (def 1).
- psych out — to intimidate or frighten psychologically, or make nervous (often followed by out): to psych out the competition.
- psych-out — an act or instance of psyching out.
- puckishly — in a puckish manner
- pulsatory — pulsating or throbbing.
- purposely — intentionally; deliberately: He tripped me purposely.
- pushfully — in a pushful manner
- pussyfoot — to go or move in a stealthy or cautious manner.
- pussytoes — any of various woolly plants of the genus Antennaria
- puttyless — having no putty
- quasi-gay — of, relating to, or exhibiting sexual desire or behavior directed toward a person or persons of one's own sex; homosexual: a gay couple. Antonyms: straight.
- quaysides — Plural form of quayside.
- raucously — harsh; strident; grating: raucous voices; raucous laughter.
- raynaud's — a disease, mainly affecting women, in which spasms in the blood vessels of the fingers or toes restrict blood flow to the affected part, which becomes pale, numb, and sometimes painful
- reclusely — in a solitary or recluse manner, as or like a recluse; reclusively
- reclusory — a recluse's dwelling or cell
- recusancy — the state of being recusant.