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10-letter words that end in ly

  • mythically — pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a myth.
  • namelessly — Without using, or revealing a name; anonymously.
  • nationally — of, relating to, or maintained by a nation as an organized whole or independent political unit: national affairs.
  • nauseously — In a nauseous manner.
  • nautically — of or relating to sailors, ships, or navigation: nautical terms.
  • nebulously — hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused: a nebulous recollection of the meeting; a nebulous distinction between pride and conceit.
  • necrophily — Necrophilia.
  • needle fly — a small stonefly of the genus Leuctra, whose rolled-up wings at rest give it a slender pointed appearance
  • needlessly — unnecessary; not needed or wanted: a needless waste of food.
  • negatively — expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question.
  • negligibly — so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may safely be neglected or disregarded: The extra expenses were negligible.
  • neighborly — having or showing qualities befitting a neighbor; friendly.
  • neonatally — In a neonatal way.
  • newsweekly — a newsmagazine or newspaper published weekly.
  • nibblingly — in a nibbling manner
  • nice nelly — a prudish or affectedly modest person, who uses euphemisms
  • nice-nelly — characterized by prudishness or excessive modesty: The entrance of his nice-nelly friend stopped the flow of risqué stories.
  • nigglingly — In a way that is niggling.
  • nominately — in a nameable or particular manner
  • nonfatally — In a nonfatal manner; in a manner which will not result in death.
  • not likely — improbable
  • not nearly — nowhere near
  • noticeably — attracting notice or attention; capable of being noticed: a noticeable lack of interest.
  • notionally — pertaining to or expressing a notion or idea.
  • numerously — very many; being or existing in great quantity: numerous visits; numerous fish.
  • numinously — In a numinous manner.
  • obdurately — In an obdurate manner; stubbornly, intractably or inflexibly.
  • obediently — obeying or willing to obey; complying with or submissive to authority: an obedient son.
  • obligately — In an obligate manner.
  • obligingly — willing or eager to do favors, offer one's services, etc.; accommodating: The clerk was most obliging.
  • observably — capable of being or liable to be observed; noticeable; visible; discernible: an observable change in attitude.
  • obsoletely — no longer in general use; fallen into disuse: an obsolete expression.
  • offendedly — In an offended manner.
  • officially — a person appointed or elected to an office or charged with certain duties.
  • oldworldly — of or relating to the ancient world or to a former period of history.
  • on the fly — to move through the air using wings.
  • on the sly — cunning or wily: sly as a fox.
  • oogamously — by means of oogamy
  • opposingly — to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
  • oppositely — situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room.
  • optatively — In an optative way.
  • optionally — left to one's choice; not required or mandatory: Formal dress is optional.
  • oracularly — In an oracular manner.
  • ordinarily — most of the time; generally; usually: Ordinarily he wakes at seven.
  • ordinately — in an ordered manner
  • orientally — In an oriental manner.
  • originally — with respect to origin; by origin: Originally he came from California.
  • orthodoxly — In a correct or proper way; conventionally; correctly. (from 17th c.).
  • oscitantly — in an oscitant manner
  • ostensibly — outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended: an ostensible cheerfulness concealing sadness.
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