8-letter words that end in y
- curranty — full of currants
- currency — The money used in a particular country is referred to as its currency.
- curriery — the trade, work, or place of occupation of a currier
- cursedly — In a cursed manner; miserably.
- cushiony — soft and comfortable like a cushion.
- custardy — resembling custard
- cycleway — A cycleway is a road, route, or path for cyclists.
- cyclicly — in a cyclic manner
- cytogeny — (biology) cell production or development; cytogenesis.
- cytology — the study of plant and animal cells, including their structure, function, and formation
- d'arblay — Madame Frances, Burney, Frances.
- daintily — of delicate beauty; exquisite: a dainty lace handkerchief.
- dalmahoy — a bushy wig
- damnably — in a detestable manner
- damp-dry — (of something, such as a garment, that has been drying) nearly dry but still damp
- dan buoy — a small buoy used as a marker at sea
- dancerly — characteristic of or moving like a dancer; having the skills or physique of a dancer.
- dancetty — having a zigzag pattern
- dapperly — neat; trim; smart: He looked very dapper in his new suit.
- dare say — to think likely; suppose
- daringly — In a daring manner; boldly; courageously; fearlessly; impudently.
- dastardy — cowardice
- daubigny — Charles François (ʃarl frɑ̃swa). 1817–78, French landscape painter associated with the Barbizon School
- daventry — a town in central England, in Northamptonshire: light industries, site of an important international radio transmitter. Pop: 21 731 (2001)
- day lily — any widely cultivated Eurasian liliaceous plant of the genus Hemerocallis, having large yellow, orange, or red lily-like flowers, which typically last for only one day and are immediately succeeded by others
- de bakey — Michael Ellis, 1908–2008, U.S. physician: pioneer in heart surgery.
- deaconry — the office or status of a deacon
- dead key — a key on the keyboard of a typewriter which does not automatically advance the carriage when depressed
- deathday — the day or the anniversary of the day of a person's death.
- debility — Debility is a weakness of a person's body or mind, especially one caused by an illness.
- decalogy — A set of ten works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as ten individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games.
- decenary — of or relating to a tithing
- decently — conforming to the recognized standard of propriety, good taste, modesty, etc., as in behavior or speech.
- deep-fry — If you deep-fry food, you fry it in a large amount of fat or oil.
- deer fly — any of several tabanid flies of the genus Chrysops, the female of which is a vector of tularemia in deer, livestock, and humans.
- dekalogy — a series of ten related works
- del city — a city in central Oklahoma.
- delannoy — Marcel [mar-sel] /marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1898–1962, French composer.
- delaunay — Robert (rɔbɛr). 1885–1941, French painter, whose abstract use of colour characterized Orphism, an attempt to introduce more colour into austere forms of Cubism
- delegacy — an elected standing committee at some British universities
- deletory — something that deletes or erases
- delicacy — Delicacy is the quality of being easy to break or harm, and refers especially to people or things that are attractive or graceful.
- delivery — Delivery or a delivery is the bringing of letters, parcels, or other goods to someone's house or to another place where they want them.
- delusory — tending to delude; misleading; deceptive: a delusive reply.
- demagogy — You can refer to a method of political rule as demagogy if you disapprove of it because you think it involves appealing to people's emotions rather than using reasonable arguments.
- demissly — in a demiss manner
- demology — the study of human populations, activities, and behaviour
- demurely — characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved.
- denazify — to free or declare (people, institutions, etc) freed from Nazi influence or ideology
- deniably — In a deniable manner.