Study > -LY Derived from Nouns

Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.

ACTORLY
ALDERMANLY
AUNTLY
BADGERLY
BAIRNLY
BANKERLY
BASTARDLY
BEGGARLY
BLACKGUARDLY
BRAGGARTLY
BROTHERLY
BRUTELY
BUMPKINLY
BUTCHERLY cruel, murderous
CHANDLERLY
CHILDLY
CHURCHMANLY
CITIZENLY
CLERKLY
CLODLY
CLOUTERLY a CLOUTER is a person who mends or botches; CLOUTERLY means clownish
COMRADELY
COURTIERLY
COUSINLY
COWARDLY
CRAFTSMANLY
CREATURELY
CUCKOLDLY a CUCKOLD is a man who tolerates his wife's infidelity
CULLIONLY a CULLION is a mean, base fellow
DASTARDLY
DAUGHTERLY
DOCTORLY
DOTARDLY
FELLOWLY
FISHWIFELY
FRIARLY
FRIENDLY
GENTLEMANLY
GENTLEWOMANLY
GODLY
HOSTLY
HOUSEWIFELY
HUSBANDLY
KINGLY
KNIGHTLY
LAGGARDLY
LAIRDLY
LAWYERLY
LIONLY
LORDLY
LOVERLY
LUBBERLY
MAIDENLY
MANLY
MARTYRLY
MASTERLY
MATRONLY
MISTRESSLY
MONGRELLY
MUSICIANLY
NEIGHBORLY
NEIGHBOURLY
NIGGARDLY
PAINTERLY
PANDERLY
PASTORLY
PATRONLY
PORTERLY
PRIESTLY
PRINCELY
QUEENLY
RAKEHELLY
RASCALLY
READERLY
RECLUSELY
RUBBISHLY
RUFFIANLY
SAILORLY
SAINTLY
SCHOLARLY
SCHOOLMASTERLY
SCOUNDRELLY
SEAMANLY
SHOWMANLY
SISTERLY
SLOVENLY
SLUGGARDLY
SOLDIERLY
SONLY
SOUTERLY a SOUTER is a shoemaker or cobbler
SOVRANLY
SPINSTERLY
SPORTSMANLY
SQUIRELY
SQUIRRELY
SQUIRRELLY
STATESMANLY
SYCOPHANTLY
TARTARLY
TEACHERLY
TERMAGANTLY
THEGNLY
TIGERLY
TRAITORLY
VICARLY
WEASELLY
WEASELY
WEATHERLY
WHOREMASTERLY
WITTOLLY
WIZARDLY
WOMANLY
WORKMANLY
WRITERLY
YEOMANLY