8-letter words containing ly
- chirally — In a chiral manner; exhibiting chirality; like a left- or right-handed spiral.
- chirpily — In a chirpy way.
- choicely — With care in choosing; with attention to preference.
- choosily — In a choosy manner; pickily.
- choppily — (of the sea, a lake, etc.) forming short, irregular, broken waves.
- chorally — of a chorus or a choir: She heads our new choral society.
- christly — of Jesus Christ; Christlike
- chubbily — in a chubby way or in the manner of someone who is chubby
- chummily — friendly; intimate; sociable.
- chunkily — In a chunky way.
- churchly — appropriate to, associated with, or suggestive of church life and customs
- clammily — In a clammy manner.
- classily — of high class, rank, or grade; stylish; admirably smart; elegant.
- cleverly — mentally bright; having sharp or quick intelligence; able.
- clinally — Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- clonally — (chiefly, botany) By means of asexual reproduction. (from 20th c.).
- cloudily — In a cloudy way.
- clovelly — a village in SW England, in Devon on the Bristol Channel: famous for its steep cobbled streets: tourism, fishing. Pop: 472 (2001)
- clumsily — awkward in movement or action; without skill or grace: He is very clumsy and is always breaking things.
- clypeate — shaped like a round shield
- clysters — Plural form of clyster.
- coalyard — an enclosed or open area used for the storage of coal
- coarsely — composed of relatively large parts or particles: The beach had rough, coarse sand.
- cogently — convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; telling.
- coitally — in the manner of coitus
- comelily — in a comely manner
- commonly — usually; ordinarily
- connelly — Marc(us Cook) 1890–1980, U.S. dramatist.
- connolly — Billy. born 1942, Scottish comedian, musician, and actor: his films include Mrs Brown (1997)
- convexly — having a surface that is curved or rounded outward. Compare concave (def 1).
- cooingly — In a cooing way.
- costally — in a costal manner
- cousinly — like or befitting a cousin.
- covertly — concealed; secret; disguised.
- cow lily — spatterdock.
- cowardly — If you describe someone as cowardly, you disapprove of them because they are easily frightened and avoid doing dangerous and difficult things.
- coyishly — in a coyish manner
- crabbily — in a crabby manner
- craftily — skillful in underhand or evil schemes; cunning; deceitful; sly.
- craggily — full of crags.
- cranefly — A cranefly is a harmless flying insect with long legs.
- crankily — In a cranky manner.
- cravenly — In a craven manner.
- creakily — creaking or apt to creak: a creaky stairway.
- creamily — In a creamy manner.
- credibly — capable of being believed; believable: a credible statement.
- creepily — having or causing a creeping sensation of the skin, as from horror or fear: a creepy ghost story.
- croakily — In a croaky manner.
- croupily — in a croupy manner
- crousely — in a crouse manner