8-letter words containing ly
- applying — to make use of as relevant, suitable, or pertinent: to apply a theory to a problem.
- ardently — having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent: an ardent vow; ardent love.
- arguably — You can use arguably when you are stating your opinion or belief, as a way of giving more authority to it.
- argutely — in an argute manner
- arrantly — downright; thorough; unmitigated; notorious: an arrant fool.
- artfully — slyly crafty or cunning; deceitful; tricky: artful schemes.
- assembly — An assembly is a large group of people who meet regularly to make decisions or laws for a particular region or country.
- astrally — pertaining to or proceeding from the stars; stellar; star-shaped.
- astutely — of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious: an astute analysis.
- atmolyse — to separate gases, which have differing degrees of diffusibility, by filtering
- atonally — In an atonal manner; without tone.
- attently — attentive; intent.
- augustly — inspiring reverence or admiration; of supreme dignity or grandeur; majestic: an august performance of a religious drama.
- autolyse — to undergo or cause to undergo autolysis
- autolyze — to affect with or undergo autolysis
- aversely — having a strong feeling of opposition, antipathy, repugnance, etc.; opposed: He is not averse to having a drink now and then.
- avowably — in an avowable manner; not secret or hidden
- avowedly — acknowledged; declared: an avowed enemy.
- b supply — a battery or other source of power for supplying a constant positive voltage to the plate of a vacuum tube.
- badgerly — resembling a badger
- ballyard — a baseball ground
- ballyboe — (Ireland, historical) A townland in Ulster.
- ballyhoo — You can use ballyhoo to refer to great excitement or anger about something, especially when you disapprove of it because you think it is unnecessary or exaggerated.
- ballyrag — bullyrag.
- balywick — Alternative form of bailiwick.
- bankerly — relating to or resembling a banker
- bareilly — a city in N India, in N central Uttar Pradesh. Pop: 699 839 (2001)
- barrenly — Unfruitfully; unproductively.
- bay lynx — bobcat
- bearably — In a bearable manner.
- beastily — in the manner of a beast
- beggarly — meanly inadequate; very poor
- behovely — useful
- belly up — If a company goes belly up, it does not have enough money to pay its debts.
- bellyful — as much as one wants or can eat
- benignly — having a kindly disposition; gracious: a benign king.
- beseemly — becoming; suitable
- biasedly — in a biased manner
- bihourly — occurring every two hours
- billyboy — a type of river barge
- billycan — Also called billy club. a police officer's club or baton.
- biolysis — the death and dissolution of a living organism
- biolytic — able to destroy life.
- bitingly — nipping; smarting; keen: biting cold; a biting sensation on the tongue.
- bitterly — You use bitterly when you are describing an attitude which involves strong, unpleasant emotions such as anger or dislike.
- biweekly — A biweekly event or publication happens or appears once every two weeks.
- biyearly — every two years; biennial or biennially
- blackfly — a black aphid, Aphis fabae, that infests beans, sugar beet, and other plants
- blearily — (of the eyes or sight) blurred or dimmed, as from sleep or weariness.
- blithely — joyous, merry, or happy in disposition; glad; cheerful: Everyone loved her for her blithe spirit.