Adjectives Starting with EX and Containing Y

This list gathers 95 English adjectives starting with EX and containing Y, such as Extraordinary, Exploratory, Exemplary, Explanatory, Expository, Excitatory and Exculpatory. Use the sorting controls below to organize entries by length, or consult our adjective grammar guide to check adjective order and comparative rules.

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exaggeratory
examinatory
excitatory
exculpatory
exclusionary
exclamatory
excretory
excavatory
exclusory
excusatory
excursionary
excursory
excommunicatory
excretionary
excitomotory
excrementary
excitosecretory
exceptionary
exemplary
executory
execratory
executionary
exembryonate
exfoliatory
exhortatory
exhibitory
exhalatory
exhilaratory
exhumatory
exocytic
exocyclic
exocytotic
exoerythrocytic
exoenzymic
exopterygote
exorcisory
exopterygotous
exopterygotic
exploratory
explanatory
expository
expeditionary
expansionary
expiratory
explicatory
expiatory
expurgatory
expropriatory
exploitatory
expostulatory
expositionary
expatiatory
expletory
expulsory
expulsatory
explementary
expiscatory
exprobratory
exsputory
extraordinary
extrasensory
extrapulmonary
extrapyramidal
extraparliamentary
extemporary
extraembryonic
extortionary
extrapolatory
extraphysical
extraliterary
extraphysiological
extraplanetary
exterminatory
extraparenchymal
extramedullary
extenuatory
extrapituitary
extradictionary
extrasystolic
extratympanic
extensory
extraembryonal
extrathermodynamic
exudatory
exulceratory

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