11-letter words that end in ry
- nonmilitary — Not belonging to, characteristic of, or involving the armed forces; civilian.
- nonmonetary — of or relating to the coinage or currency of a country.
- nuncupatory — Nuncupative; oral rather than written.
- obfuscatory — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- objurgatory — to reproach or denounce vehemently; upbraid harshly; berate sharply.
- observatory — a place or building equipped and used for making observations of astronomical, meteorological, or other natural phenomena, especially a place equipped with a powerful telescope for observing the planets and stars.
- obsignatory — (obsolete) Ratifying; confirming by sealing.
- old country — the original home country of an immigrant or a person's ancestors, especially a European country.
- old hickory — Jackson1
- oscillatory — characterized by or involving oscillation.
- out-country — a remote area or region; hinterland.
- parasensory — extrasensory.
- pedagoguery — a teacher; schoolteacher.
- perfunctory — performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy.
- persecutory — to pursue with harassing or oppressive treatment, especially because of religious or political beliefs, ethnic or racial origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
- petitionary — of the nature of or expressing a petition.
- phalanstery — the buildings occupied by a phalanx. the community itself.
- photo story — photo essay.
- physiolatry — the worship of nature
- physiometry — measurement of the physiological functions of the body.
- poltroonery — a wretched coward; craven.
- polyhistory — the quality of a polyhistor
- pondicherry — a union territory of India, on the Coromandel Coast: formerly the chief settlement of French India; territory includes Mahé (on the Malabar Coast), Karikal, and Yanaon. 181 sq. mi. (469 sq. km).
- postprimary — of or relating to education after primary school
- postulatory — of or relating to a postulate or assumption
- preambulary — of, pertaining to or of the nature of a preamble; preliminary, introductory
- predelivery — the act of delivering in advance of need, use or expectation of the thing delivered
- predicatory — of or relating to preaching.
- preliminary — preceding and leading up to the main part, matter, or business; introductory; preparatory: preliminary examinations.
- preliterary — occurring before the existence of literature
- premonetary — of or relating to the coinage or currency of a country.
- premonitory — giving premonition; serving to warn beforehand.
- preparatory — serving or designed to prepare: preparatory arrangements.
- pro-slavery — favoring slavery.
- procuratory — Roman History. any of various imperial officials with fiscal or administrative powers.
- profanatory — tending to desecrate; profaning.
- prohibitory — prohibitive.
- promilitary — of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.
- propagatory — to cause (an organism) to multiply by any process of natural reproduction from the parent stock.
- proprietary — belonging to a proprietor.
- prosecutory — of, relating to, or concerned with prosecution.
- protocolary — the customs and regulations dealing with diplomatic formality, precedence, and etiquette.
- protonotary — prothonotary.
- provocatory — tending to provoke
- psychometry — Psychology. psychometrics.
- puff pastry — a light, flaky, rich pastry made by rolling dough with butter and folding it to form layers: used for tarts, napoleons, etc.
- queensberry — John Sholto Douglas, 8th Marquis of, 1844–1900, Scottish nobleman and sponsor of modern boxing rules.
- questionary — a questionnaire.
- rajahmundry — a city in Andhra Pradesh state, SE India, on the Godavari River.
- reactionary — of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, especially extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change.