Adverbs Starting with DE and Containing LY

This list gathers 217 English adverbs starting with DE and containing LY, such as Deadly, Deathly, Devily, Definitely, Deeply, Deliberately and Desperately. Use the sorting controls below to organize entries by length, or consult our verb grammar guide to study adverb placement and -ly formation rules.

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Starts with DEA
8 words
deadly
dearly
deathly
deafeningly
deafly
deadeningly
deathlessly
dearnly
Starts with DEB
6 words
debatably
debilitatingly
debonairly
debauchedly
debasingly
debatingly
Starts with DEC
24 words
decidedly
decisively
decently
deceptively
deceitfully
decreasingly
decoratively
decadently
declaratively
decorously
deceivingly
decimally
decrepitly
declaredly
decennially
deceivably
deciduously
declamatorily
decagonally
decurrently
decanally
declaratorily
decumbently
declensionally
Starts with DED
3 words
deductively
dedicatedly
deducibly
Starts with DEE
2 words
deeply
deedily
Starts with DEF
17 words
definitely
defiantly
deftly
definitively
defensively
deferentially
defenselessly
definitionally
definably
defensibly
deficiently
defeatedly
defectively
defeasibly
deformedly
defamatorily
defacingly
Starts with DEG
4 words
degradingly
degenerately
degradedly
degressively
Starts with DEI
2 words
deictically
deistically
Starts with DEJ
1 words
dejectedly
Starts with DEL
17 words
deliberately
delicately
delightfully
deliciously
deliriously
delightedly
delectably
deleteriously
delusionally
deliberatively
delinquently
delusively
deludedly
delphically
deludingly
delayingly
deliverly
Starts with DEM
15 words
democratically
demonstrably
demographically
demurely
demonstratively
demonically
demoralizingly
demandingly
dementedly
demoniacally
demeaningly
demagogically
demeritoriously
demissly
demiurgically
Starts with DEN
15 words
densely
denominationally
deniably
dentally
denotatively
dendritically
denotationally
denumerably
dendrochronologically
denyingly
dentately
denominatively
densimetrically
denunciatively
denticulately
Starts with DEP
19 words
depressingly
deplorably
dependably
dependently
deprecatingly
departmentally
depravedly
depreciatively
deprecatively
depreciatingly
deploringly
depravingly
depressively
deprecatorily
depthlessly
dependingly
deploredly
deputatively
deperditely
Starts with DER
15 words
derisively
derivatively
derogatorily
derogatively
deridingly
derivationally
derivably
derisorily
derelictly
derogately
derivedly
derivately
dernly
dereistically
derfly
Starts with DES
24 words
desperately
deservedly
destructively
despairingly
descriptively
desirably
desolately
despondently
deservingly
despicably
desultorily
designedly
despotically
despitefully
despiteously
descendingly
desirously
desertedly
designingly
desolatingly
despondingly
desiringly
describably
despisingly
Starts with DET
16 words
determinedly
detrimentally
deterministically
detestably
detachably
detectably
detachedly
detailedly
determinately
determinably
determinatively
deterrently
detractively
detractingly
detersively
detainingly
Starts with DEU
1 words
deucedly
Starts with DEV
12 words
developmentally
devoutly
devastatingly
devotedly
deviously
devilishly
devotionally
devouringly
devily
devicefully
deviately
devoutlessly
Starts with DEW
1 words
dewily
Starts with DEX
4 words
dexterously
dextrally
dextrorsely
dextrosinistrally

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