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235 Adjectives That End With LY

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Word Definitions Synonyms
ungodly (adjective) characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin Synonyms: iniquitous, sinful
unholy (adjective) not hallowed or consecrated Synonyms: unhallowed
(adjective) extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell Synonyms: demonic, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, hellish, infernal, satanic
(adjective) having committed unrighteous acts Synonyms: sinful, wicked
unkindly (adjective) lacking in sympathy and kindness Synonyms: unsympathetic
unlikely (adjective) has little chance of being the case or coming about
(adjective) not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred Synonyms: improbable
(adjective) having a probability too low to inspire belief Synonyms: improbable, unbelievable, unconvincing
unlovely (adjective) without beauty or charm Synonyms: unpicturesque
unmanly (adjective) not possessing qualities befitting a man Synonyms: unmanful, unmanlike
(adjective) lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful Synonyms: poor-spirited, pusillanimous
unmannerly (adjective) socially incorrect in behavior Synonyms: bad-mannered, ill-mannered, rude, unmannered
unneighborly (adjective) not exhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighbor Synonyms: unneighbourly
unneighbourly (adjective) not exhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighbor Synonyms: unneighborly
unpriestly (adjective) not priestly; unbefitting a priest
unruly (adjective) noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline Synonyms: boisterous, rambunctious, robustious, rumbustious
(adjective) unwilling to submit to authority Synonyms: disobedient
(adjective) incapable of being controlled Synonyms: indocile, uncontrollable, ungovernable
unscholarly (adjective) not scholarly
unseemly (adjective) not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society Synonyms: indecent, indecorous, unbecoming, uncomely, untoward
unshapely (adjective) not well-proportioned and pleasing in shape
unsightly (adjective) unpleasant to look at
unsoldierly (adjective) not conforming to military standards
untimely (adjective) uncommonly early or before the expected time Synonyms: premature
(adjective) badly timed Synonyms: ill-timed, unseasonable, wrong
unwomanly (adjective) not womanly
unworldly (adjective) not concerned with the temporal world or swayed by mundane considerations
(adjective) not wise in the ways of the world Synonyms: unsophisticated
weakly (adjective) lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality Synonyms: debile, decrepit, feeble, infirm, rickety, sapless, weak
weatherly (adjective) (of a sailing vessel) making very little leeway when close-hauled
weekly (adjective) of or occurring every seven days Synonyms: hebdomadal, hebdomadary
westerly (adjective) of wind; from the west Synonyms: western
(adjective) moving toward the west Synonyms: westbound, westward
wifely (adjective) befitting or characteristic of a wife Synonyms: uxorial, wifelike
wiggly (adjective) curved or curving in and out Synonyms: sinuate, sinuous
(adjective) moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion Synonyms: wriggling, wriggly, writhing
wily (adjective) marked by skill in deception Synonyms: crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky
wizardly (adjective) possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers Synonyms: charming, magic, magical, sorcerous, witching, wizard
wobbly (adjective) inclined to shake as from weakness or defect Synonyms: rickety, shaky, wonky
womanly (adjective) befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman Synonyms: feminine
woolly (adjective) confused and vague; used especially of thinking Synonyms: addled, befuddled, muddled, muzzy, woolly-headed, wooly-minded, wooly
(adjective) covered with dense often matted or curly hairs Synonyms: woolly-haired, wooly-haired, wooly
(adjective) having a fluffy character or appearance Synonyms: flocculent, wooly
(adjective) covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments Synonyms: lanate
wooly (adjective) confused and vague; used especially of thinking Synonyms: addled, befuddled, muddled, muzzy, woolly-headed, woolly, wooly-minded
(adjective) covered with dense often matted or curly hairs Synonyms: woolly-haired, woolly, wooly-haired
(adjective) having a fluffy character or appearance Synonyms: flocculent, woolly
worldly (adjective) characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world Synonyms: secular, temporal
(adjective) very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world Synonyms: blase
wriggly (adjective) moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion Synonyms: wiggly, wriggling, writhing
wrinkly (adjective) marked by wrinkles Synonyms: wrinkled
yearly (adjective) occurring or payable every year Synonyms: annual

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