12-letter words containing y
- etymologized — Simple past tense and past participle of etymologize.
- etymologizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of etymologize.
- eucalyptuses — Plural form of eucalyptus.
- euphonically — In a euphonic manner.
- euphoniously — In a euphonious manner.
- euphorically — In a euphoric manner.
- eurocurrency — the currency of any country held on deposit in Europe outside its home market: used as a source of short- or medium-term finance, esp in international trade, because of easy convertibility
- evanescently — In an evanescent manner.
- evenhandedly — In an evenhanded manner.
- every bit as — equally, just as
- everydayness — (uncountable) The quality or state of happening every day, or frequently.
- everywhither — (archaic,or,poetic) to everywhere.
- evidentially — In an evidential way; according to evidence.
- evolutionary — Of or relating to evolution.
- evolvability — (biology) The ability of a particular organism to evolve.
- ex hypothesi — in accordance with or following from the hypothesis stated
- ex-directory — phone number: not listed publicly
- exaggeratory — Exaggerative.
- excitability — (uncountable) The state of being excitable.
- exclusionary — restrictive or elitist
- excrescently — In an excrescent manner.
- exemplifying — Present participle of exemplify.
- exhaustingly — In an exhausting manner.
- exhaustively — In an exhaustive manner.
- exorbitantly — In an exorbitant manner, excessively.
- expansionary — (of a policy or action) intended to result in economic or political expansion.
- explain away — If someone explains away a mistake or a bad situation they are responsible for, they try to indicate that it is unimportant or that it is not really their fault.
- expressively — In an expressive manner.
- expressivity — (uncountable) The quality of being expressive.
- exprobratory — acting as a reproach
- extemporally — In an extemporal manner.
- extortionary — Of, relating to, or typical of extortion.
- extractively — in an extractive manner
- extralegally — In an extralegal manner; outside the law.
- extramurally — In an extramural manner.
- extraneously — In an extraneous manner.
- extrasensory — Of or relating to extrasensory perception.
- extrasystole — A heartbeat outside the normal rhythm, as often occurs in normal individuals.
- extravagancy — (archaic, 17-19th centuries) The characteristic of being extravagant.
- extrordinary — Misspelling of extraordinary.
- eye ointment — Eye ointment is a semi-solid substance that is applied to the lower eyelid to treat eye disorders.
- eye-catching — Something that is eye-catching is very noticeable.
- eye-watering — painful or extremely unpleasant
- eyewitnesses — Plural form of eyewitness.
- facilitatory — That serves to facilitate.
- factitiously — In a factitious manner.
- factory acts — laws relating to factories
- factory farm — a farm in which animals are bred and fattened using modern industrial methods
- factory ship — a whaling ship equipped to process killed whales and to transport the oil and by-products.
- factory work — work in a factory