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469 Adjectives That End With RY

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Word Definitions Synonyms
congratulatory (adjective) expressive of sympathetic pleasure or joy on account of someone's success or good fortune Synonyms: gratulatory
consolatory (adjective) affording comfort or solace Synonyms: comforting, consoling
consultatory (adjective) giving advice Synonyms: advisory, consultative, consultive
contemporary (adjective) belonging to the present time Synonyms: present-day
(adjective) characteristic of the present Synonyms: modern-day
(adjective) occurring in the same period of time Synonyms: contemporaneous
contradictory (adjective) of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false
(adjective) unable for both to exist or be true at the same time Synonyms: mutually exclusive
(adjective) in disagreement Synonyms: at odds, conflicting, self-contradictory
(adjective) that confounds or contradicts or confuses Synonyms: confounding
contrary (adjective) of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false
(adjective) very opposed in nature or character or purpose
(adjective) resistant to guidance or discipline Synonyms: obstinate, perverse, wayward
(adjective) in an opposing direction Synonyms: adverse
contributory (adjective) tending to bring about; being partly responsible for Synonyms: conducive, contributing, contributive, tributary
coppery (adjective) of something having the color of copper Synonyms: copper colored
copulatory (adjective) of or relating to coitus or copulation Synonyms: coital
coronary (adjective) surrounding like a crown (especially of the blood vessels surrounding the heart)
corroboratory (adjective) serving to support or corroborate Synonyms: collateral, confirmative, confirmatory, confirming, corroborative, substantiating, substantiative, validating, validatory, verificatory, verifying
cosignatory (adjective) signing jointly with others
counterrevolutionary (adjective) marked by opposition or antipathy to revolution
(adjective) relating to or being a counterrevolution
criminatory (adjective) charging or suggestive of guilt or blame Synonyms: criminative, incriminating, incriminatory
culinary (adjective) of or relating to or used in cooking
cursory (adjective) hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough Synonyms: casual, passing, perfunctory, superficial
customary (adjective) in accordance with convention or custom
(adjective) commonly used or practiced; usual Synonyms: accustomed, habitual, wonted
damnatory (adjective) threatening with damnation Synonyms: damning
declamatory (adjective) ostentatiously lofty in style Synonyms: bombastic, large, orotund, tumid, turgid
declaratory (adjective) relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration Synonyms: asserting, declarative
defamatory (adjective) (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign Synonyms: calumniatory, calumnious, denigrating, denigrative, denigratory, libellous, libelous, slanderous
deflationary (adjective) associated with or tending to cause decreases in consumer prices or increases in the purchasing power of money
delusory (adjective) causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true Synonyms: deceptive
denary (adjective) containing ten or ten parts Synonyms: ten-fold, tenfold
(adjective) numbered or proceeding by tens; based on ten Synonyms: decimal
denigratory (adjective) (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign Synonyms: calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrating, denigrative, libellous, libelous, slanderous
denunciatory (adjective) containing warning of punishment Synonyms: comminatory, denunciative
depilatory (adjective) able to remove hair or render hairless
deprecatory (adjective) tending to diminish or disparage Synonyms: belittling, deprecating, deprecative, depreciative, depreciatory, slighting
depreciatory (adjective) tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value Synonyms: depreciating, depreciative
(adjective) tending to diminish or disparage Synonyms: belittling, deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, slighting
derisory (adjective) so unreasonable as to invite derision Synonyms: absurd, cockeyed, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous
derogatory (adjective) expressive of low opinion Synonyms: derogative, disparaging
desultory (adjective) marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose; jumping from one thing to another
dextrorotary (adjective) rotating to the right Synonyms: dextrorotatory, right-handed
dextrorotatory (adjective) rotating to the right Synonyms: dextrorotary, right-handed
dietary (adjective) of or relating to the diet Synonyms: dietetic, dietetical
dilatory (adjective) wasting time Synonyms: laggard, pokey, poky
disciplinary (adjective) relating to a specific field of academic study
(adjective) relating to discipline in behavior
(adjective) designed to promote discipline Synonyms: corrective, disciplinal
discretionary (adjective) having or using the ability to act or decide according to your own discretion or judgment Synonyms: discretional
(adjective) (especially of funds) not earmarked; available for use as needed
discriminatory (adjective) being biased or having a belief or attitude formed beforehand Synonyms: prejudiced
(adjective) manifesting partiality Synonyms: preferential
(adjective) capable of making fine distinctions Synonyms: discriminative
(adjective) containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice Synonyms: invidious
dissatisfactory (adjective) not up to expectations Synonyms: disappointing, unsatisfying
diversionary (adjective) (of tactics e.g.) likely or designed to confuse or deceive
divinatory (adjective) resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy Synonyms: mantic, sibyllic, sibylline, vatic, vatical
(adjective) based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence Synonyms: conjectural, hypothetic, hypothetical, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious
documentary (adjective) relating to or consisting of or derived from documents Synonyms: documental
(adjective) (of film, television, radio, or photography) depicting a real-life event using images or interviews with people involved in the event
doddery (adjective) mentally or physically infirm with age Synonyms: doddering, gaga, senile
domiciliary (adjective) of or relating to or provided in a domicile
dreary (adjective) causing dejection Synonyms: blue, dark, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, drab, drear, gloomy, grim, sorry
(adjective) lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise Synonyms: drab
dry (adjective) free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
(adjective) not producing milk
(adjective) (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation
(adjective) opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages
(adjective) lacking moisture or volatile components
(adjective) without a mucous or watery discharge
(adjective) having a large proportion of strong liquor
(adjective) humorously sarcastic or mocking Synonyms: ironic, ironical, wry
(adjective) practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages Synonyms: teetotal
(adjective) used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones
(adjective) not shedding tears
(adjective) lacking warmth or emotional involvement
(adjective) unproductive especially of the expected results
(adjective) lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless Synonyms: juiceless
(adjective) (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish
(adjective) having no adornment or coloration
eery (adjective) inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening Synonyms: eerie
eleemosynary (adjective) generous in assistance to the poor Synonyms: beneficent, benevolent, philanthropic
elementary (adjective) of or pertaining to or characteristic of elementary school or elementary education
(adjective) of or being the essential or basic part Synonyms: basal, elemental, primary
(adjective) easy and not involved or complicated Synonyms: simple, uncomplicated, unproblematic
elocutionary (adjective) of or relating to elocution
(adjective) (used of style of speaking) overly embellished
epistolary (adjective) written in the form of or carried on by letters or correspondence Synonyms: epistolatory
epistolatory (adjective) written in the form of or carried on by letters or correspondence Synonyms: epistolary
every (adjective) (used of count nouns) each and all of the members of a group considered singly and without exception
(adjective) each and all of a series of entities or intervals as specified
evidentiary (adjective) pertaining to or constituting evidence
(adjective) serving as or based on evidence Synonyms: evidential
evolutionary (adjective) of or relating to or produced by evolution
excitatory (adjective) (of drugs e.g.) able to excite or stimulate Synonyms: excitant, excitative
exclamatory (adjective) sudden and strong Synonyms: emphatic
excretory (adjective) of or relating to the process of excretion
exculpatory (adjective) clearing of guilt or blame
excusatory (adjective) offering or expressing apology Synonyms: apologetic
exemplary (adjective) serving to warn Synonyms: admonitory, cautionary, monitory, warning
(adjective) being or serving as an illustration of a type Synonyms: emblematic, typic
(adjective) worthy of imitation Synonyms: model
exhortatory (adjective) giving strong encouragement Synonyms: exhortative, hortative, hortatory
expeditionary (adjective) (used of military forces) designed for military operations abroad
expiatory (adjective) having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation Synonyms: expiative, propitiatory
expiratory (adjective) of or relating to the breathing out phase of respiration
explanatory (adjective) serving or intended to explain or make clear
exploitatory (adjective) tending to exploit or make use of Synonyms: exploitative, exploitive
exploratory (adjective) serving in or intended for exploration or discovery Synonyms: explorative
expository (adjective) serving to expound or set forth Synonyms: expositive
extemporary (adjective) with little or no preparation or forethought Synonyms: ad-lib, extemporaneous, extempore, impromptu, off-the-cuff, offhand, offhanded, unrehearsed
extraordinary (adjective) beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable; special
(adjective) far more than usual or expected Synonyms: over-the-top, sinful
(adjective) (of an official) serving an unusual or special function in addition to those of the regular officials
extrasensory (adjective) seemingly outside normal sensory channels Synonyms: paranormal
facilitatory (adjective) inducing or aiding in facilitating neural activity
feathery (adjective) adorned with feathers or plumes Synonyms: feathered, plumy
(adjective) characterized by a covering of feathers
(adjective) resembling or suggesting a feather or feathers Synonyms: featherlike
feudatory (adjective) of or pertaining to the relation of a feudal vassal to his lord
(adjective) owing feudal allegiance to or being subject to a sovereign
fiduciary (adjective) relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the holding of something in trust for another) Synonyms: fiducial
fiery (adjective) like or suggestive of fire Synonyms: igneous
(adjective) passionate or quick-tempered Synonyms: flaming
(adjective) characterized by intense emotion Synonyms: ardent, fervent, fervid, impassioned, perfervid, torrid
floury (adjective) resembling flour in fine powdery texture
flowery (adjective) of or relating to or suggestive of flowers
(adjective) marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details Synonyms: ornate
formulary (adjective) of or relating to or of the nature of a formula
fragmentary (adjective) consisting of small disconnected parts Synonyms: fragmental
funerary (adjective) of or for or relating to a funeral
furry (adjective) covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs Synonyms: furred
genitourinary (adjective) of or related to the genital and urinary organs or their functions Synonyms: GU
geostationary (adjective) of or having a geosynchronous orbit such that the position in such an orbit is fixed with respect to the earth
gingery (adjective) (used especially of hair or fur) having a bright orange-brown color Synonyms: ginger
(adjective) having a taste like that of ginger
glary (adjective) shining intensely Synonyms: blazing, blinding, dazzling, fulgent, glaring
glimmery (adjective) shining softly and intermittently
glittery (adjective) having brief brilliant points or flashes of light Synonyms: aglitter, coruscant, fulgid, glinting, glistering, glittering, scintillant, scintillating, sparkly
gory (adjective) covered with blood Synonyms: bloodstained
(adjective) accompanied by bloodshed Synonyms: butcherly, sanguinary, sanguineous, slaughterous
gradatory (adjective) taking place by degrees Synonyms: gradational, graduated
gratulatory (adjective) expressive of sympathetic pleasure or joy on account of someone's success or good fortune Synonyms: congratulatory
gustatory (adjective) of or relating to gustation Synonyms: gustative, gustatorial
hairy (adjective) having or covered with hair Synonyms: haired, hirsute
(adjective) hazardous and frightening
hallucinatory (adjective) characterized by or characteristic of hallucination
hebdomadary (adjective) of or occurring every seven days Synonyms: hebdomadal, weekly
hereditary (adjective) occurring among members of a family usually by heredity Synonyms: familial, genetic, inherited, transmissible, transmitted
(adjective) inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent Synonyms: ancestral, patrimonial, transmissible
hoary (adjective) covered with fine whitish hairs or down Synonyms: canescent
(adjective) ancient Synonyms: rusty
(adjective) showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair Synonyms: gray-haired, gray-headed, gray, grey-haired, grey-headed, grey, grizzly, hoar, white-haired
honorary (adjective) given as an honor without the normal duties

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