4-letter words containing ly
- -ply — You use -ply after a number to indicate how many pieces are twisted together to make a type of wool, thread, or rope.
- ably — Ably means skilfully and successfully.
- agly — off the right line; awry; wrong.
- ally — A country's ally is another country that has an agreement to support it, especially in war.
- bely — Andrei [uhn-dryey] /ʌnˈdryeɪ/ (Show IPA), (Boris Nikolayevich Bugayev) 1880–1934, Russian writer.
- coly — any of the arboreal birds of the genus Colius, family Coliidae, and order Coliiformes, of southern Africa. They have a soft hairlike plumage, crested head, and very long tail
- daly — (John) Auˈgustin (ɔˈgʌstɪn ) ; ôgusˈtin) 1838-99; U.S. playwright & theatrical manager
- duly — in a due manner; properly; fittingly.
- eely — any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- flye — (weightlifting) An exercise performed by moving extended arms through an arc while the elbows are kept at a fixed angle, especially those done to exercise the chest muscles.
- flys — Plural form of fly (a type of carriage).
- glyn — Elinor, 1864–1943, English writer.
- guly — (obsolete) Of or pertaining to gules; red.
- holy — specially recognized as or declared sacred by religious use or authority; consecrated: holy ground.
- huly — cautious; gentle.
- idly — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
- illy — ill.
- inly — inwardly.
- july — the seventh month of the year, containing 31 days. Abbreviation: Jul.
- lely — Sir Peter [pee-ter;; Dutch pey-tuh r] /ˈpi tər;; Dutch ˈpeɪ tər/ (Show IPA), (Pieter van der Faes) 1618–80, Dutch painter in England.
- lily — any scaly-bulbed plant of the genus Lilium, having showy, funnel-shaped or bell-shaped flowers. Compare lily family.
- llyr — the father of Manawydan: corresponds to the Irish Ler.
- lyam — (obsolete) A leash.
- lych — the body; the trunk.
- lyes — a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.
- lyke — Archaic spelling of like.
- lyle — a male given name.
- lyly — John, 1554?–1606, English writer of romances and plays.
- lynd — Robert Staughton [stawt-n] /ˈstɔt n/ (Show IPA), 1892–1970, and his wife Helen (Merrell) [mer-uh l] /ˈmɛr əl/ (Show IPA) 1896–1982, U.S. sociologists.
- lyne — Obsolete form of linen.
- lynn — Janet (Janet Lynn Nowicki) born 1953, U.S. figure skater.
- lynx — A wild cat with yellowish-brown fur (sometimes spotted), a short tail, and tufted ears, found chiefly in the northern latitudes of North America and Eurasia.
- lyo- — indicating dispersion or dissolution
- lyon — Alexander, 1757–1804, American statesman and writer on government: the first Secretary of the Treasury 1789–97; mortally wounded by Aaron Burr in a duel.
- lyra — (anatomy, dated) The middle portion of the ventral surface of the fornix of the brain; so called from the arrangement of the lines with which it is marked in the human brain.
- lyre — a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of a soundbox made typically from a turtle shell, with two curved arms connected by a yoke from which strings are stretched to the body, used especially to accompany singing and recitation.
- lyse — to cause dissolution or destruction of cells by lysins.
- moly — an herb given to Odysseus by Hermes to counteract the spells of Circe.
- oily — smeared or covered with oil; greasy: an oily road surface.
- only — without others or anything further; alone; solely; exclusively: This information is for your eyes only.
- orly — a suburb SE of Paris, France: international airport.
- paly — pale.
- pily — (of a fabric) having a pile; like wool or pile
- poly — Informal. polyester (def 2): a blend of poly and cotton.
- puly — sickly; whining
- rely — to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon): You can rely on her work.
- ruly — orderly; well-behaved; tidy
- ugly — very unattractive or unpleasant to look at; offensive to the sense of beauty; displeasing in appearance.
- waly — (obsolete, UK, Scotland, dialect) An exclamation of grief.
- wily — full of, marked by, or proceeding from wiles; crafty; cunning.
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