Words Ending In "-LY"

2,383 words that end with the suffix -ly.

The suffix -ly appears at the end of 2,383 English words in our dictionary. Many -LY words are adverbs that describe how something is done (quickly, slowly).

Studying word endings is a powerful way to expand vocabulary — once you know what a suffix means, you can often guess the meaning of unfamiliar words. Words below are grouped by length.

4-Letter Words (8)

ably ally duly holy idly lily oily only

5-Letter Words (44)

7-Letter Words (137)

acutely adeptly affably agilely alertly amiably angrily anomaly audibly aurally awfully bawdily beastly blandly blankly bleakly blindly bluntly bossily brashly bravely briefly briskly bristly broadly bruskly cannily capably cattily charily cheaply chiefly civilly cleanly clearly closely cockily courtly crackly crassly crazily crinkly crisply crossly crudely cruelly crumbly deathly densely dizzily dowdily drizzly durably eagerly earthly elderly emptily equably equally erectly exactly faintly falsely fancily fatally finally firefly firstly fixedly fleshly fluidly frankly freshly funnily fussily fuzzily gaudily gawkily ghastly ghostly giddily grandly gravely greatly gristly grizzly grossly gruffly handily happily hardily harshly hastily heavily huffily humanly huskily ideally ignobly inanely ineptly inertly irately jerkily jointly juicily largely legally legibly lightly lividly locally loftily loosely loyally lucidly luckily luridly lustily majorly merrily messily miserly mistily moistly monthly moodily morally murkily naively nakedly nasally nastily nattily nightly noisily notably

8-Letter Words (172)

abjectly abruptly absently absurdly actively actually adorably adroitly amicably amorally annually ardently arguably artfully assembly astutely avowedly beggarly benignly bitingly bitterly biweekly blearily blithely boringly boyishly brazenly breezily brightly brutally candidly carnally casually causally chastely chattily cheekily cheerily choppily cleverly clumsily coarsely cogently commonly covertly cowardly crabbily craftily cravenly credibly creepily daintily damnably daringly decently demurely devoutly directly dismally divinely docilely doggedly dotingly dreamily drearily drowsily easterly entirely enviably expertly facially fallibly famously fatherly faultily feasibly fervidly fiercely finitely fiscally fitfully flashily flexibly flimsily floridly fluently forcibly formally formerly fourthly friendly frigidly friskily frostily frugally futilely garishly genially gingerly globally gloomily gravelly greedily groggily grumpily guiltily heartily heatedly heavenly hoarsely hollowly honestly horribly horridly horsefly housefly humanely hungrily impishly impurely innately insanely intently inwardly jaggedly jauntily jocosely jocundly jokingly jovially joyfully joyously knightly latterly laudably lavishly lawfully lethally limpidly lineally linearly lovingly maidenly manfully mannerly manually markedly masterly matronly maturely meagerly menially mentally mightily minutely misapply modestly modishly monopoly morbidly morosely mortally motherly movingly mulishly multiply mutually narrowly normally obtusely odiously opaquely

9-Letter Words (192)

abusively abysmally adamantly admirably adoringly adversely advisedly agreeably aimlessly allegedly amazingly amorously amusingly anxiously arduously artlessly asexually ashamedly assuredly austerely avoidably awesomely awkwardly balefully bashfully basically belatedly bimonthly bizarrely blatantly blessedly boorishly brotherly brusquely brutishly buoyantly butterfly callously carefully centrally certainly comically compactly concisely contumely copiously cordially correctly corruptly countably crookedly crucially cunningly curiously currently cursorily cynically dashingly dastardly decidedly defiantly desirably deviously devotedly diffusely digitally distantly diurnally diversely dolefully dragonfly drunkenly dubiously dutifully earnestly elegantly elusively eminently endlessly enviously equitably eruditely eternally ethically evasively evidently excitedly expressly extremely factually fatefully fatuously favorably fearfully federally feelingly fervently festively fittingly foolishly forlornly fretfully frontally furiously furtively gainfully gallantly generally genuinely girlishly glacially glaringly gleefully glowingly gradually guardedly haltingly harmfully hatefully haughtily healthily heinously hellishly helpfully hideously hillbilly honorably hopefully hostilely hurriedly illegally illegibly illicitly immensely immorally immovably immutably impiously inaudibly incurably indelibly ineffably inhumanly initially instantly intensely inversely invisibly irritably jealously jeeringly jocularly knowingly languidly lastingly laterally laughably lawlessly leisurely lengthily leniently liberally literally logically longingly lustfully lyrically magically mannishly massively mawkishly maximally medically memorably mindfully minimally miserably mockingly mundanely musically naturally naughtily nervously neutrally niggardly nominally northerly obliquely obscenely obscurely obviously ominously

10-Letter Words (233)

abnormally abominably abrasively absolutely abstractly abstrusely abundantly acceptably accessibly accurately accusingly adequately adjacently admiringly admittedly affluently alarmingly allusively animatedly annoyingly apparently appositely arrogantly atypically becomingly biannually biennially blindingly blissfully boastfully carelessly cautiously charitably charmingly cheerfully chemically childishly churlishly clinically clownishly coherently cohesively colorfully colossally communally comparably compatibly completely concretely confusedly constantly contrarily contritely conversely cosmically covetously creatively creditably criminally critically culturally cyberbully cyclically debonairly decadently decisively decorously definitely dejectedly delicately dementedly dependably deplorably derisively deservedly desolately despicably devilishly dextrously diagonally diligently dillydally discreetly disloyally disorderly distinctly divisively dominantly doubtfully dreadfully effusively eloquently engagingly enormously erotically especially ethereally ethnically eventfully eventually exactingly excitingly exotically explicitly externally exultantly fabulously faithfully familiarly fancifully fearlessly fetchingly feverishly fiendishly flagrantly flawlessly fleetingly flippantly forcefully formidably formlessly fragrantly frenziedly frequently fruitfully funereally generously gloriously gorgeously gracefully graciously gratefully grievously grudgingly gruesomely habitually handsomely harmlessly hauntingly hectically heedlessly helplessly heroically hesitantly hopelessly hospitably humorously ignorantly imaginably immaturely imminently immodestly immortally impeccably imperially implacably implicitly impolitely imposingly impossibly impotently improbably improperly impudently incisively incredibly indecently indirectly indolently inevitably inexorably infallibly infamously infinitely inflexibly informally inherently inhumanely inimically inimitably innocently insatiably insecurely insensibly insolently intangibly internally intimately intrepidly invariably invincibly invitingly ironically jubilantly judicially lamentably laughingly listlessly lopsidedly luminously

11-Letter Words (210)

accordingly agonizingly alternately ambiguously ambitiously amorphously analogously angelically anonymously appallingly appreciably approvingly arbitrarily archaically assertively assiduously atrociously attentively audaciously barbarously beauteously beautifully beguilingly bilaterally blamelessly bloodlessly bountifully brilliantly capaciously caustically ceaselessly chaotically cheerlessly chronically classically comfortably commendably competently conceivably confessedly confidently confusingly congenially consciously contentedly continually courteously credulously cryptically customarily dangerously dauntlessly deceitfully deceptively defensively deliciously deliriously desperately dexterously differently diffidently disgustedly dishonestly dissolutely doubtlessly drastically dynamically editorially effectively effectually efficiently egregiously elaborately emotionally empirically endearingly equivocally erratically erroneously essentially exceedingly excellently excessively exclusively expansively expectantly expediently expensively explosively exquisitely extensively exuberantly facetiously faithlessly falteringly fanatically fashionably faultlessly ferociously financially forgetfully fortnightly fortunately fractiously frantically fraternally frightfully frivolously fruitlessly garrulously generically genetically gentlemanly glamorously gracelessly graphically grotesquely haphazardly healthfully heartlessly hilariously hotheadedly identically idiotically illogically immediately impartially impassively impatiently imperfectly imperiously impetuously implausibly importantly imprecisely impregnably impulsively incessantly inclusively incorrectly indefinably indignantly indivisibly indomitably indubitably indulgently inelegantly ineluctably inescapably inestimably inexcusably ingeniously ingenuously innocuously inquiringly inscrutably inseparably insidiously insincerely insistently intensively intolerably intricately intuitively invidiously irregularly irreparably irrevocably judiciously justifiably laboriously laconically lecherously lingeringly lucratively ludicrously luxuriantly luxuriously maddeningly maliciously malignantly marvelously masterfully medicinally melodically melodiously mercilessly misguidedly momentarily monstrously municipally murderously necessarily nefariously negligently nervelessly nocturnally noiselessly notoriously numerically

12-Letter Words (189)

abstractedly academically accidentally acoustically additionally adjectivally aggressively ambivalently analytically anarchically anatomically appetizingly articulately artificially artistically astoundingly athletically attractively auspiciously autonomously avariciously begrudgingly beneficently beneficially benevolently biologically boisterously breathlessly capriciously censoriously ceremonially chivalrously circuitously collectively colloquially comfortingly commercially compellingly complacently compulsively compulsorily conceptually conclusively concurrently congenitally consequently considerably consistently contemptibly continuously conveniently convincingly convulsively cosmetically courageously cumulatively definitively deliberately delightfully delinquently demonstrably depressingly despairingly despondently diabolically disagreeably disastrously disdainfully disgustingly dishonorably disjointedly disreputably disturbingly dogmatically domestically dramatically eclectically ecologically economically ecstatically ecumenically effortlessly electrically elliptically emphatically enchantingly equivalently esoterically exhaustively exorbitantly expressively extraneously fallaciously fastidiously figuratively flamboyantly flatteringly forbiddingly forthrightly fortuitously fractionally fraudulently frenetically functionally geologically gluttonously gratuitously gregariously groundlessly hardheadedly harmonically harmoniously hermetically hesitatingly historically horizontally horrendously hygienically hypnotically hysterically immaculately immeasurably immoderately impenetrably imperatively impersonally impressively inaccurately inadequately incalculably incidentally incoherently incomparably incompatibly incompletely incorrigibly increasingly indecisively indefensibly indefinitely indelicately indiscreetly indisputably indistinctly individually industrially inexplicably inextricably infectiously infrequently inordinately insufferably intelligibly interminably intriguingly invulnerably irrationally irrelevantly irremediably irresistibly irresolutely irreverently irreversibly irritatingly languorously lasciviously legitimately licentiously logistically lugubriously magnetically majestically malevolently marvellously meaningfully mechanically meditatively methodically meticulously miraculously monotonously monumentally mysteriously nauseatingly neglectfully neurotically nonchalantly obsequiously occasionally

13-Letter Words (120)

adventurously aesthetically affirmatively algebraically allegorically alternatively apathetically appropriately approximately astonishingly attributively authentically automatically axiomatically belligerently blasphemously categorically ceremoniously clandestinely comparatively competitively complaisantly conditionally consecutively considerately conspicuously contentiously contractually cooperatively deferentially descriptively destructively diametrically disgracefully disobediently distastefully distinctively distressingly distrustfully eccentrically educationally efficaciously egotistically encouragingly energetically enigmatically exceptionally existentially expeditiously exponentially extravagantly extrinsically fantastically flirtatiously frighteningly fundamentally geometrically grammatically halfheartedly hardheartedly homogeneously hydraulically ideologically idiomatically ignominiously imaginatively imperceptibly impertinently imperturbably impracticably improvidently inadvertently incompetently inconceivably incongruously incontestably incredulously indefatigably independently indescribably indifferently indispensably industriously ineffectively ineffectually inefficiently inexhaustibly inexpensively influentially infuriatingly inoffensively inquisitively insensitively instinctively instructively intelligently intentionally interactively interestingly intravenously intrinsically involuntarily irresponsibly irretrievably knowledgeably lethargically magisterially magnanimously magnificently mellifluously meritoriously mischievously monotonically nonsensically northeasterly northwesterly nostalgically nutritionally objectionably obstructively

14-Letter Words (61)

advantageously affectionately alphabetically altruistically ambidextrously analyticalally antiseptically antithetically apologetically appreciatively apprehensively arithmetically astronomically asymmetrically asymptotically asynchronously autocratically breathtakingly cantankerously coincidentally concentrically confidentially conservatively constructively contemptuously conventionally democratically diplomatically disapprovingly disconnectedly disconsolately discontentedly discouragingly discourteously electronically embarrassingly entertainingly excruciatingly experimentally geographically hierarchically hypocritically hypothetically idealistically illegitimately inarticulately inconclusively inconsistently inconveniently indestructibly ingratiatingly insufficiently intellectually intermittently intransitively lightheartedly longitudinally mathematically metaphorically mindbogglingly noncommittally

🧰 Live Tool

Try the full word finder

Search for any word pattern by length, starting letters, or ending letters. Type your own filters and see thousands of results instantly.

Customize This Search →

Common Questions

How many words end in -ly?

Our dictionary contains 2,383 common English words ending in -ly.

What does -ly mean?

Many -LY words are adverbs that describe how something is done (quickly, slowly).

What are some examples?

Common examples: abjectly, ably, abnormally, abominably, abrasively, abruptly.