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348 Adjectives That Contain LY

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fugly (adjective) (slang) extremely ugly
gainly (adjective) graceful and pleasing
gangly (adjective) tall and thin and having long slender limbs Synonyms: gangling, lanky, rangy
(adjective) tall and thin Synonyms: gangling, lanky
gentlemanly (adjective) befitting a man of good breeding Synonyms: gentlemanlike
ghastly (adjective) shockingly repellent; inspiring horror Synonyms: grim, grisly, gruesome, macabre, sick
(adjective) gruesomely indicative of death or the dead Synonyms: charnel, sepulchral
ghostly (adjective) resembling or characteristic of a phantom Synonyms: apparitional, ghostlike, phantasmal, spectral, spiritual
gingerly (adjective) with extreme care or delicacy
glycogenic (adjective) of or relating to or involving glycogen
gnarly (adjective) used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots Synonyms: gnarled, knobbed, knotted, knotty
godly (adjective) emanating from God Synonyms: divine
(adjective) showing great reverence for god Synonyms: reverent, worshipful
goodly (adjective) large in amount or extent or degree Synonyms: goodish, healthy, hefty, respectable, sizable, sizeable, tidy
gravelly (adjective) unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound Synonyms: grating, rasping, raspy, rough, scratchy
(adjective) abounding in small stones Synonyms: pebbly, shingly
grisly (adjective) shockingly repellent; inspiring horror Synonyms: ghastly, grim, gruesome, macabre, sick
gristly (adjective) difficult to chew Synonyms: cartilaginous, rubbery
grizzly (adjective) showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair Synonyms: gray-haired, gray-headed, gray, grey-haired, grey-headed, grey, hoar, hoary, white-haired
haemolytic (adjective) relating to or involving or causing hemolysis Synonyms: hemolytic
heavenly (adjective) of or belonging to heaven or god
(adjective) relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven Synonyms: celestial
(adjective) of or relating to the sky Synonyms: celestial
hemolytic (adjective) relating to or involving or causing hemolysis Synonyms: haemolytic
hieroglyphic (adjective) written in or belonging to a writing system using pictorial symbols Synonyms: hieroglyphical
(adjective) resembling hieroglyphic writing Synonyms: hieroglyphical
hieroglyphical (adjective) written in or belonging to a writing system using pictorial symbols Synonyms: hieroglyphic
(adjective) resembling hieroglyphic writing Synonyms: hieroglyphic
highflying (adjective) moving upward or along at a considerable height
(adjective) extravagant or ambitious or extreme in aims or opinions
hilly (adjective) having hills and crags Synonyms: cragged, craggy, mountainous
holy (adjective) belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power
homely (adjective) having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable Synonyms: homelike, homey, homy
(adjective) without artificial refinement or elegance
(adjective) plain and unpretentious
(adjective) lacking in physical beauty or proportion Synonyms: plain
hourly (adjective) occurring every hour or payable by the hour
housewifely (adjective) related or suited to a housewife
husbandly (adjective) befitting or characteristic of a husband
(adjective) related to or suited to a husband
hydrolyzable (adjective) capable of undergoing hydrolysis
hypoglycaemic (adjective) of or relating to hypoglycemia Synonyms: hypoglycemic
hypoglycemic (adjective) of or relating to hypoglycemia Synonyms: hypoglycaemic
jangly (adjective) like the discordant ringing of nonmusical metallic objects striking together Synonyms: jangling
jellylike (adjective) thick like gelatin Synonyms: gelatinlike, gelatinous
jingly (adjective) having a series of high-pitched ringing sounds like many small bells Synonyms: jingling
jolly (adjective) full of or showing high-spirited merriment Synonyms: gay, jocund, jovial, merry, mirthful
jowly (adjective) having sagging folds of flesh beneath the chin or lower jaw Synonyms: double-chinned, loose-jowled
jungly (adjective) overgrown with tropical vegetation
kindly (adjective) pleasant and agreeable
(adjective) showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity Synonyms: benevolent, charitable, good-hearted, large-hearted, openhearted, sympathetic
kingly (adjective) having the rank of or resembling or befitting a king Synonyms: kinglike
knightly (adjective) being attentive to women like an ideal knight Synonyms: chivalrous, gallant
(adjective) characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages Synonyms: chivalric, mediaeval, medieval
knobbly (adjective) having knobs Synonyms: knobby
landlubberly (adjective) inexperienced in seamanship Synonyms: lubberly
leisurely (adjective) not hurried or forced Synonyms: easy, easygoing
likely (adjective) has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
(adjective) within the realm of credibility
(adjective) expected to become or be; in prospect Synonyms: potential
lively (adjective) full of life and energy
(adjective) full of spirit; full of life Synonyms: vital
(adjective) elastic; rebounds readily Synonyms: bouncy, live, resilient, springy
(adjective) quick and energetic Synonyms: alert, brisk, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippy
(adjective) filled with events or activity
(adjective) full of zest or vigor Synonyms: racy
loathly (adjective) highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust Synonyms: disgustful, disgusting, distasteful, foul, loathsome, repellant, repellent, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked, yucky
lonely (adjective) marked by dejection from being alone Synonyms: lonesome
(adjective) lacking companions or companionship Synonyms: alone, lone, solitary
(adjective) devoid of creatures Synonyms: solitary, unfrequented
(adjective) characterized by or preferring solitude Synonyms: lone, solitary
lordly (adjective) of or befitting a lord Synonyms: august, grand
(adjective) having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy Synonyms: disdainful, haughty, imperious, overbearing, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering
lovely (adjective) appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
(adjective) lovable especially in a childlike or naive way Synonyms: adorable, endearing
loverly (adjective) like or in the manner of a lover Synonyms: loverlike
lowly (adjective) low or inferior in station or quality Synonyms: humble, low, modest, small
(adjective) inferior in rank or status Synonyms: junior-grade, lower-ranking, petty, secondary, subaltern
(adjective) of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense) Synonyms: base, baseborn, humble
(adjective) used of unskilled work (especially domestic work) Synonyms: humble, menial
lubberly (adjective) inexperienced in seamanship Synonyms: landlubberly
(adjective) clumsy and unskilled
lymphatic (adjective) of or relating to or produced by lymph
lymphocytic (adjective) of or relating to lymphocytes
lymphoid (adjective) resembling lymph or lymphatic tissues
lyonnaise (adjective) cooked with onions
lyophilised (adjective) used of tissue or blood or serum or other biological substances; dried by freezing in a high vacuum Synonyms: freeze-dried, lyophilized
lyophilized (adjective) used of tissue or blood or serum or other biological substances; dried by freezing in a high vacuum Synonyms: freeze-dried, lyophilised
lyrate (adjective) (of a leaf shape) having curvature suggestive of a lyre
lyric (adjective) used of a singer or singing voice that is light in volume and modest in range
(adjective) of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion (often in a songlike way)
(adjective) relating to or being musical drama
(adjective) expressing deep emotion Synonyms: lyrical
lyrical (adjective) expressing deep emotion Synonyms: lyric
(adjective) suitable for or suggestive of singing
lysogenic (adjective) capable of producing or undergoing lysis
(adjective) of or relating to lysogeny
maidenly (adjective) befitting or characteristic of a maiden Synonyms: maidenlike
manly (adjective) possessing qualities befitting a man Synonyms: manful, manlike
(adjective) characteristic of a man Synonyms: male, manful, manlike, virile
mannerly (adjective) socially correct in behavior Synonyms: well-mannered
marly (adjective) of or relating to or resembling or abounding in marl
masterly (adjective) having or revealing supreme mastery or skill Synonyms: consummate, masterful, virtuoso
matronly (adjective) befitting or characteristic of a fully mature woman
meagerly (adjective) deficient in amount or quality or extent Synonyms: meager, meagre, scrimpy, stingy
mealy (adjective) containing meal or made of meal
(adjective) composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency Synonyms: coarse-grained, farinaceous, grainy, granular, granulose, gritty
mealymouthed (adjective) hesitant to state facts or opinions simply and directly as from e.g. timidity or hypocrisy Synonyms: mealy-mouthed
measly (adjective) contemptibly small in amount Synonyms: miserable, paltry
melancholy (adjective) grave or even gloomy in character Synonyms: somber, sombre
(adjective) characterized by or causing or expressing sadness Synonyms: melancholic
midweekly (adjective) occurring during the middle of the week
miserly (adjective) (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity Synonyms: mean, mingy, tight
monthly (adjective) of or occurring or payable every month
motherly (adjective) befitting a mother; warm and nurturing
neighborly (adjective) exhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighbor Synonyms: neighbourly
neighbourly (adjective) exhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighbor Synonyms: neighborly
niggardly (adjective) petty or reluctant in giving or spending Synonyms: grudging, scrimy
nightly (adjective) happening every night
northeasterly (adjective) situated in or oriented toward the northeast Synonyms: northeast, northeastern
(adjective) coming from the northeast Synonyms: northeast
northerly (adjective) coming from the north; used especially of wind Synonyms: northern
(adjective) oriented toward the north Synonyms: northern
northwesterly (adjective) situated in or oriented toward the northwest Synonyms: northwest, northwestern
(adjective) coming from the northwest Synonyms: northwest
nubbly (adjective) of textiles; having a rough surface Synonyms: homespun, nubby, slubbed, tweedy
oily (adjective) coated or covered with oil
(adjective) smeared or soiled with grease or oil Synonyms: greasy
(adjective) containing an unusual amount of grease or oil Synonyms: greasy, oleaginous, sebaceous
(adjective) unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech Synonyms: buttery, fulsome, oleaginous, smarmy, soapy, unctuous
olympian (adjective) far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree Synonyms: exceeding, exceptional, prodigious, surpassing
(adjective) majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters Synonyms: majestic
only (adjective) exclusive of anyone or anything else Synonyms: alone
(adjective) being the only one; single and isolated from others Synonyms: lone, lonesome, sole, solitary
orderly (adjective) devoid of violence or disruption
(adjective) clean or organized Synonyms: neat
otherworldly (adjective) existing outside of or not in accordance with nature Synonyms: nonnatural, preternatural, transcendental
outlying (adjective) relatively far from a center or middle
overlying (adjective) placed on or over something else Synonyms: superimposed
painterly (adjective) having qualities unique to the art of painting
pally (adjective) (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals Synonyms: chummy, matey, palsy-walsy
paralytic (adjective) relating to or of the nature of paralysis Synonyms: paralytical
(adjective) affected with paralysis Synonyms: paralyzed
paralytical (adjective) relating to or of the nature of paralysis Synonyms: paralytic
paralyzed (adjective) affected with paralysis Synonyms: paralytic
pearly (adjective) of a white the color of pearls Synonyms: pearly-white
pebbly (adjective) abounding in small stones Synonyms: gravelly, shingly
pimply (adjective) (of complexion) blemished by imperfections of the skin Synonyms: acned, pimpled, pustulate
pollyannaish (adjective) pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic Synonyms: cheerful, upbeat

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