Adjectives That End in NLY

Explore 54 verified English adjectives ending with the suffix -NLY, including Heavenly, Cleanly, Manly, Womanly, Gentlemanly, Ungainly and Matronly. Useful for character descriptions, creative writing, and compliment lists and rhyming patterns, browse these describing words and descriptive modifiers below or check adjective order and comparative rules in our adjective grammar guide.

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Starts with A
1 words
aldermanly
Starts with B
2 words
bumpkinly
bairnly
cleanly
christianly
curmudgeonly
citizenly
cousinly
craftsmanly
cullionly
churchmanly
chirurgeonly
Starts with D
1 words
draftsmanly
gentlemanly
gainly
gentlewomanly
Starts with H
1 words
heavenly
Starts with I
1 words
inly
Starts with L
1 words
lionly
manly
matronly
maidenly
musicianly
Starts with O
1 words
only
patricianly
patronly
pseudogentlemanly
Starts with Q
1 words
queenly
Starts with R
1 words
ruffianly
slovenly
slatternly
sportsmanly
seamanly
southernly
statesmanly
showmanly
soonly
sonly
saxonly
Starts with T
2 words
townly
thegnly
ungainly
unmanly
uncleanly
ungentlemanly
unwomanly
unmaidenly
unqueenly
unchristianly
Starts with V
2 words
virginly
vixenly
Starts with W
2 words
womanly
workmanly
Starts with Y
1 words
yeomanly

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