9-Letter Words Starting With C and Ending With Y

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cabinetrySynonym of cabinetmaking (“fine woodworking to produce cabinets”).cacochymyAlternative form of cacochymia.cacocracyAlternative form of kakocracy.cacophonyA mix of discordant sounds; dissonance.caddisflyAlternative form of caddis fly.caddishlyIn a caddish manner.caecopexy(surgery) The surgical anchoring of an excessively mobile caecum.calcatory(obsolete, rare) Synonym of winepress, particularly a location where grapes are crushed underfoot to produce juice or wine.calcedonyAlternative form of chalcedony.calculary(medicine) Of or relating to calculus (stony concretions).calendary(obsolete) Relating to a calendar; calendarial.caliologyThe study of birds' nests.callidity(obsolete) craftiness, cunningcallinglySo as to call or summoncallosity(countable) A callus.callouslyIn a callous manner; done without regard to others' sensitivities.calminglyIn a calming manner.cambistryThe science of exchange, weight, measures, etc. in regard to trade and commerce, especially concerning foreign currency exchange.camstairy(archaic, Scotland) unruly; unmanageablecandidacyThe state of being a candidate; candidateship.candidity(comparatively rare) candidnesscaneberryAny fruit (such as a raspberry or blackberry) that grows on thin, woody canescaneology(obsolete, humorous) The disciplinary practice of caning.cantatory(rare) Of, pertaining to, or containing cantcantinglyIn a canting manner; with jargon or religious affectation.capillaryResembling or pertaining to hair, especially in slenderness or fineness.capitallyChiefly; principally.capsularyArchaic form of capsular.captaincyThe rank or status of a captain.captainlyBefitting a captain.captainry(obsolete or historical) Power or command over a district; chieftainship.captivelyIn a captive mannercaptivityThe state of being captive.captologyThe study of computers as persuasive technologies.caramellyResembling or characteristic of caramel.carbonifyTo convert to carbon; to burn or caramelize.cardialgy(medicine, archaic) Heartburn.cardially(medicine) (administered) via the heartcardistryThe performance of card flourishing; visually impressive cuts, displays, fans, patterns and sequences with playing cards.carefullyWith care; attentively, circumspectly.cariologyThe study of dental caries and its development.cariosity(medicine, dated) cariescarkingly(archaic) In a carking manner; so as to weary or distress.carnalityThe state of being carnal.carnivoryThe eating of meat; carnivorousness.carnosity(uncountable) Fleshiness.carpentry(uncountable) The trade of manipulating materials in order to construct, install, and/or repair buildings or other structures.carpetwayA carpeted way or route.carpinglyin a carping manner; with complaints.carpologythe study of the structure of seeds and fruitcartologyThe creation of charts and maps based on the layout of a territory's geography.cartooney(Internet slang) An empty and comically overstated threat of legal action, or a mock legal action.cartularyA collection of original documents bound in one volume.cassidonyFrench lavender (Lavandula stoechas).cassowaryAny of the large, flightless, cursorial birds of the genus Casuarius, family Casuariidae, native to Australia and New Guinea, having a characteristic bony casque on the head.casualitySynonym of casualness.casuistryAn intricate argument, particularlycatadromyThe condition of being catadromouscatalepsy(pathology) A severe bodily condition, described in psychiatric pathology, marked by sudden rigidity, fixation of posture, and loss of contact with environmental conditions.catallaxyA high-interaction society of collective decision making.cataplexy(medicine) An abrupt loss of muscle tone, sometimes associated with narcolepsy.cattishlyIn a cattish manner.cattleboyA male child who tends cattle.caucacityAlternative spelling of Caucasity.caucasityAlternative letter-case form of Caucasity.caudalityThe condition of being caudalcaulinarySynonym of cauline.causalityThe agency of a cause; the action or power of a cause, in producing its effect.causticlyArchaic form of caustically.cautionry(obsolete, Scots law) suretyshipcavemannyResembling or characteristic of a caveman.cecectomy(surgery) surgical removal of the cecumcecostomyAlternative spelling of caecostomy.celebrity(uncountable, uncommon outside high registers) Fame, renown; the state of being famous or talked-about.celestify(obsolete, transitive) To make like heaven.cellarwayA passage leading to a cellar.cenotaphy(obsolete) A cenotaph.censitary(history) (of an elective franchise, especially in the nineteenth century) dependent on or proportional to a poll tax (cense) or property qualification; restricted.centenaryOf or related to the number one hundred, particularlycentigrayA derived unit of measure for absorbed dose of radiation, equal to the hundredth part (1%) of a gray, that is, 0.01 Gy.centrally(location) In a central manner or situation; at, to, through or from the centre.cerealogyAlternative form of cereology.cereologyThe investigation, or practice, of creating crop circles.cerimetry(inorganic chemistry) A form of redox titration involving cerium saltscertainlyIn a way which is certain; with certainty.certaintyThe state of being certain.cewebrity(slang) A celebrity who acquired fame via the World Wide Web.chafinglyIn a way that chafes.chainstay(cycling) Alternative spelling of chain stay.chairlady(chiefly dated) chairwomanchamperty(law) The investing of money into a third party's lawsuit in which one has no vested interest.chancelryAlternative form of chancellery.chandleryThe art or trade of candlemaking.chaomancyDivination by aerial visions, a form of aeromancy.chaotropyThe disruption of hydrogen bonds by a chaotropic materialchaprassyAlternative form of chaprasi.charcoalyResembling, containing, or characteristic of charcoal.chariotry(uncountable) The military art of using war-chariots.charmedlyIn a charmed manner.cheekbonyHaving prominent cheekbones.chemestryMisspelling of chemistry.chemiatryiatrochemistrychemistry(countable) An application of chemical theory and method to a particular substance.chemitypy(historical) A process for obtaining casts in relief from an engraved zinc plate. A fusible metal is heated so that it melts and fills the hollows of the engraving, which is then destroyed using hydrochloric acid.chemotaxyAlternative form of chemotaxis.chemotopy(physiology, biochemistry) (the study of) the orderly spatial arrangement of olfactory glomerulicherologyThe equivalent of phonology for sign languages.chetotaxyAlternative form of chaetotaxy.chevronnyHaving chevrons, especially (heraldry) charged with chevrons.chewinglyWhile chewing.chicanery(uncountable) Deception by the use of trickery, quibbling, or subterfuge.chickenryMisspelling of chicanery.chidinglyIn a chiding manner.chintzilyIn a chintzy fashion.chipmunkyResembling or characteristic of a chipmunk.chipperlyIn a chipper way; optimistically.chiralityThe phenomenon, in chemistry, physics and mathematics, in which objects are mirror images of each other, but are otherwise identical; handedness.chironomy(rhetoric) The art of using effective hand gestures, especially (historical) in Greco-Roman contexts.chiropody(medicine) The branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the feet (and formerly the hands).chirotony(religion) The laying on of hands as an ecclesiastical ritechloriney(informal) With, or like, chlorine.chocolatyOf, pertaining to, or containing chocolate.chokinglyWhile or as if choking, or in such a way as to cause one to choke.chondrify(ambitransitive) To convert, or be converted, into cartilage.chopsocky(countable) An individual film of this kind.chordallyIn a chordal manner; in terms of musical chords.chorologyThe spatial equivalent of chronology; the science of determining the order in which places or regions occur or are constructed.choulteryAlternative spelling of choultry.chowpattyArchaic form of chapatti.chromakey(transitive) To modify an image in this way.chronallyWith regard to time.chuckaway(US, slang, dated) Food.chuprassyAlternative form of chaprasi.churchify(transitive, colloquial) To make churchy; to make more religious, or bring under the control or influence of the church.churchilyIn a churchy manner.churchkeyAlternative spelling of church key.churchwayA customary right of way to the parish church over land lying within the parish.chymistryObsolete form of chemistry.cigarettyResembling or characteristic of cigarettes.ciliatelyIn a ciliate manner.cinnamonyRedolent of cinnamon; containing cinnamon.circuitry(countable) A specific system of electrical circuits in a particular device; (uncountable) the design of such a system.circulary(obsolete) circular (in various senses)citizenlyPertaining to citizens.citizenryThe group of all citizens; citizens taken collectively.citometryMisspelling of cytometry.citybillyAn urban singer / player of country musiccivicallyIn a civic mannercivillityArchaic spelling of civility.cladalityThe condition of being cladalclaimancyThe state or quality of being a claimant.clamantlyIn a clamant manner.clamatory(rare) Crying out, calling out; claiming, demanding.classiclyIn a classic way.clawinglyWith a clawing motion; with a sharp, raking grip.clementlyIn a clement manner.clericity(archaic) The state of being part of to the clergy.cleronomyinheritance, heritageclerstoryArchaic form of clerestory.clickably(computing) Such that it can be clicked, or activated by clicking a link.climatoryHaving to do with climate.clinalityThe condition of being clinalclinology(medicine, obsolete) The study of the deterioration or retrogression of an organism after maturity, especially, the correspondance of the form or function of one organism that has deteriorated due to age with the undeteriorated mature stages of degraded organisms from the same group.cloacallyVia the cloacacloakedlyIn a concealed manner; with secrecy.clonality(uncountable) The condition of being a clone.clonicityThe quality of being clonic.clonologyThe science or study of cloning and clones.cloudedlyIn a clouded way.clouterly(obsolete) Clumsy; awkward.cloyinglyIn a cloying manner; with distasteful excess.cluefullyIn a clueful manner.clusivity(linguistic morphology) The distinction between the exclusive first-person plural pronoun ("we, excluding you") and the inclusive first-person plural pronoun ("we, including you") in some languages.coamplify(genetics) (of the gene) to amplify together with another gene, or to amplify in multiple wayscoastallyIn a coastal manner.coaxiallyWith a common central axiscoaxinglyIn a coaxing manner.cochleary(obsolete) spiral-shapedcockamamyfoolish, sillycockerneyPronunciation spelling of cockney.cockneyfy(transitive) To make cockney; to vulgarize.coconuttyResembling coconuts, coconut-likecocooneryA building or room for the rearing of silkworms.codisplay(biochemistry) To make multiple active sites of an enzyme (or enzymes) available simultaneouslycoduality(mathematics) The property of being codual.coenology(ecology) The study of coenoses.coequallyIn a coequal manner.coercibly(uncommon, possibly erroneous) Coercively; in a way that is coercive; by coercion.coevalityThe condition of being coeval.cofinallyIn a cofinal manner.cognatelyIn a way that is cognate.coherencyThe state of being coherent; a coherent relationship.coilinglyWith a coiling motion or form.coinquiryCollective inquiry into somethingcolectomy(surgery) The surgical procedure to remove all or part of the large intestine or colon.collutory(archaic, medicine) A mouthwash.colometry(linguistics) The analysis or division of a rhythmical period into cola.colonelcy(military) The rank or office of a colonel.colopathy(pathology) Any disease or disorder of the coloncolophanyrare spelling of colophonycolophonyRosin; the residue left after the distillation of oil of turpentine from liquid resin, used in pharmaceutical preparations, soldering fluxes, and by violinists.coloplexyMisspelling of colopexy.colorablyIn a colorable manner.coloscopy(medicine) colonoscopycolostomy(surgery) An incision into the colon to allow for drainage.colourwayAlternative spelling of colorway.colpopexy(surgery) Suture of a prolapsed vagina to the abdominal wall.colpotomySurgical creation of a hole through a vaginal wall.coltishlyIn a coltish manner.columbaryA pigeon house, pigeon loft, or dovecot.columnarySynonym of columnar.combjellyAlternative spelling of comb jelly.comicallyIn a comical manner.commandryBritish standard spelling of commandery.commodify(transitive) To make something into a commodity, sometimes at the expense of its intrinsic value.commodity(business) Anything movable (a good) that is bought and sold.community(countable) A group sharing common characteristics, such as the same language, law, religion, or tradition.compacityAny of several technical measures of compactness, especially, in a granular medium (e.g. sand), the volume fraction that is filled.compactlyIn a compact mannercomplainy(informal) Tending to complain; peevish.complexlyIn a complex manner.computery(informal) Of or pertaining to computers.comradelyHaving the characteristics of a comrade or of comradeship; companionable.comradery(rare) camaraderieconcavelyIn a concave manner.concavify(mathematics) To make concave.concavity(uncountable) The state of being concaveconciselyIn a concise manner, briefly, without excessive length.condignly(especially of a punishment) Appropriately.conditoryA repository for holding things; a hiding place or relicary.confestlyObsolete form of confessedly.confinitycontiguity, adjacencycongruityThe quality of agreeing; the quality of being suitable and appropriate.conicallyIn a conical manner.coniologyAlternative form of koniology.coniotomycricothyrotomyconjugacy(mathematics) The condition or state of being conjugate.connatelyIn a connate fashion.connexityA state of connection; connectedness.conoscopyOptical technique to make observations of a transparent specimen in a cone of converging rays of light.conrotaryMisspelling of conrotatory.constancy(uncountable) The quality of being constant; steadiness or faithfulness in action, affections, purpose, etc.consularyObsolete form of consular.contentlyIn a contented manner; contentedlycontournyAlternative form of contourné.contrasty(photography, television) Having great contrast between light and dark areas (of a subject or photograph).contumacy(chiefly Christianity and law) Disobedience, resistance to authority.contumelyOffensive and abusive language or behaviour; scorn, insult.convexify(mathematics) To make convexconvexityThe state of being convex.coolinglySo as to grow cooler; losing warmth.coonology(rare) The study of coons (raccoons).coparceny(law) coparcenarycopiosity(rare) Synonym of copiousness.copiouslyIn a copious manner; plentifully.coprimacyjoint primacycoprimaryAny of several cases of an infectious disease that occur in a group in a relatively short time.coprimelyIn a coprime manner.copularlyIn a copular manner.copyparty(demoscene) An event where people meet to swap software (often pirated copies of commercial releases), a forerunner of the demoparty.coquinary(rare) Synonym of culinary.corblimeyAlternative spelling of cor blimey.cordately(botany) In a cordate form.cordiallyIn a cordial, warm, friendly or heartfelt manner.cordopexy(surgery) fixation of a vocal cordcordotomy(surgery) The surgical procedure for selectively disabling pain-conducting nerve paths in the spinal cord to relieve chronic pain.coregencyA monarchical position (such as king, queen, emperor or empress) held by two persons when normally held by only one.corivalryAlternative form of corrivalry.corkingly(informal) In a corking manner; splendidly.cormogeny(historical, biology, theory of recapitulation, rare) The study of the evolution of the forms of nationalities, ethnicities, races, etc. by observing the supposed ontogenic recapitulation of that phylogeny.corneallyIn relation to the cornea.cornerboyAlternative form of corner boy.cornmealyResembling or characteristic of cornmeal.corodiaryAlternative form of corrodiary.corollaryA gift beyond what is actually due; an addition or superfluity.coronallyIn a coronal manner.corporifyTo form into a body.correctlyIn a correct manner.correlaryMisspelling of corollary.correlogy(mathematics) The analysis of correlationscorroboryAlternative form of corroboree.corruptlyIn a corrupt manner.corseteryThe practice of using (wearing) or making corsets.cosmicityThe state of being cosmic.cosmodicyA justification of the fundamental goodness of the universe, especially in regard to the existence of evil and suffering in the world; a work or discourse justifying the ways of the universe.cosmogeny(dated) cosmogonycosmogonyThe study of the origin, and sometimes the development, of the universe or the solar system, in astrophysics, religion, and other fields.cosmologyThe study of the physical universe, its structure, dynamics, origin and evolution, and fate.costatelyIn a costate manner.costfullyAt high expenditure or costcostivelyIn a costive manner.costotomy(surgery) Incision into a rib.costumeryCostumes in general.cotenancyjoint tenancycotherapyTwo or more simultaneous therapies.countablyIn a countable manner; in a way that can be counted.counterly(heraldry, rare) In a way that is counter to something else, for example in colour (being divided, as a field, bordure, etc, into different colours), or placement (facing different directions, or crossed).countrify(transitive) To make rural or rustic.countryfyAlternative spelling of countrify.courtiery(obsolete) The courtly manners of a courtiercourtlilyIn a manner befitting of a royal court; in a courtly manner.covalency(chemistry) Alternative spelling of covalence.covidiocy(derogatory, humorous, neologism) Foolish or reckless behavior with respect to avoiding or contracting COVID-19.coxcombly(obsolete) foolishcoxcombry(countable) A behaviour or manner that is characteristic of a coxcomb; a foppish behaviour.coximetryThe measurement of carbon monoxide, typically in the blood of smokerscrabbedlyIn a crabbed manner.crackedly(uncommon) In a cracked manner.cramberryObsolete form of cranberry.crampedlyIn a cramped manner; without much room.cranberry(countable) A shrub belonging to the section Vaccinium sect. Oxycoccus of the genus Vaccinium.craniallyWith regard to the craniumcrapology(slang) crap; nonsense; rubbishcravinglyWith longing or craving.crawfishyWith crawfish.crayfishyResembling or characteristic of crayfish.credentlyIn a credent manner.credibleyMisspelling of credibly.credulityA willingness to believe in someone or something in the absence of reasonable proof; credulousness.crematoryPertaining to the act of cremating bodies.crenatelyin a crenate fashioncreophagyAlternative spelling of kreophagy.cricotomy(surgery) incision of the cricoid cartilagecrimsonlyWith a crimson colour.crinitory(rare) Of or relating to hair.crookedlyIn a crooked manner.crossbody(wrestling) a move in which a wrestler jumps onto his opponent and lands horizontally across the opponent's torso, forcing them to the mat.crossplay(engineering) The ability to record data with one device and play back the data on a different, compatible device.crotchetyCranky, disagreeable, or stubborn, especially if prone to odd whims or fancies.crowberryEmpetrum; a small genus of dwarf evergreen shrubs that bear edible fruit.crowdedlyIn a crowded manner.crowinglySo as to crow; with jubilation or schadenfreude.cruciallyIn a crucial manner.cruiseway(UK) A waterway designated for the use of recreational boat traffic.crunchilyIn a crunchy manner.cryometryThe measurement of very low temperaturescryopathy(pathology) Any morbid condition caused by coldnesscryoscopyThe measurement of the freezing point of a liquid using a cryoscope.cryosprayA liquid nitrogen spray used in cryosurgery.crystallyLike or as a crystal.ctetologyThe study of the origin of acquired characteristics.cubbishlyIn a cubbish manner.cubicallyIn a cubic mannercuckoldlyLike or as a cuckold.cuckoldryAn act of adultery committed by a married woman against her husband.cucumberyresembling cucumbercuirboulyAlternative form of cuir bouilli.cuisinaryculinary; relating to cookeryculdotomy(surgery) vaginal celiotomy into the cul-de-sac of Douglas.cullionly(obsolete) mean, worthless, vulgar or otherwise inferior.culpatory(obsolete) Expressing blame; censuring.cultishlyIn a cultish manner.culverkey(obsolete) An English meadow plant, perhaps the columbine or the bluebell squill (Hyacinthoides non-scripta).cumhungry(slang, vulgar, rare) Synonym of cumthirsty.cuneatelyIn a cuneate manner.cunninglyWith cunning, cleverly.cupboardy(rare) Cupboardlike: for example small, fusty or poorly lit.cupcakeryA shop or cafe that sells cupcakes.curiality(obsolete) The privileges, prerogatives, or retinue of a court.curiologyAlternative form of kyriology.curiosity(uncountable) Inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask and learn about things by asking questions, investigating, or exploring.curiouslyIn a curious manner; with curiosity; inquisitively.curlinglyWith a curl or curls.currentlyAt this moment, at present, now.currishlyIn a currish manner; like a cur or knave.cursinglyWith cursing (bad language).cursivelyIn a cursive manner.cursivity(grammar) The quality of being cursive.cursorary(obsolete or nonstandard) cursory; hastycursorilyIn a cursory manner.curvinglyIn a curving manner.cussinglyWhile cussing; with the use of profane language.customaryIn accordance with, or established by, custom or common usage.custumaryObsolete form of customary.cutcherryAn administration office in India.cuttinglyIn a cutting manner.cybercityA city with a strong basis in information technology.cybersexy(informal) sexy in a way that suggests cyber fashion or futuristic themes of computers and technologycyclicity(uncountable) The state of recurring at regular intervals; of being cyclic.cyclotomy(medicine) surgical removal of the ciliary musclecynicallyin a cynical manner.cynolatryThe worship of dogs.cystologyThe analysis of the results of a cystoscopy.cystopexy(surgery) fixation of the bladder to the abdominal wallcystotomyA surgical operation which consists of making an incision into the urinary bladder.cytometry(biology) The measurement or the counting and classification of cellscytopathy(microbiology, pathology) The disease or deterioration of a cell, or of the structures contained within a cell.cytophagy(cytology) The ingestion of cells by phagocytes.