9-Letter Words Starting With M and Ending With Y

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macabrelyIn a macabre manner.machinely(rare) By machine.machineryThe machines constituting a production apparatus, in a plant etc., collectively.machinify(transitive) To turn into a machine.macilency(archaic) leannessmacrocopyA photocopy that is greatly enlarged in size.macrologyverbose meaningless talkmagazineyAlternative form of magaziny.magicallyIn a magical manner; by magic, or as if by magic.magicianyResembling or characteristic of a magician.magisteryThe product of such a transformation.magnality(dated) A great or wonderful thing; a marvel.magnaneryA silkworm farm.magnetify(rare) To magnetize.magocracy(fantasy) Government or rule by those with magical powers; a hierarchy composed of wizards or mages.magophony(rare, obsolete) The slaughter of magi or priests.majestify(intransitive) To become majestic.majorallySynonym of majorly.makereadyAlternative spelling of make-ready.maleberrySynonym of he-huckleberry (“Lyonia ligustrina”).malemployTo hire (somebody for work or a job) for which the person is overqualified or overeducated.malignify(transitive) To make malign or malignant.malignityThe quality of being malign or malignant; badness, evilness, monstrosity, depravity, maliciousness.malingeryMalingering; feigning illness.malleablyIn a malleable manner; flexibly.malunggayA tree with flavorful and nutritious leaves, the moringa or horseradish tree, Moringa oleifera.mamillaryOf, relating to, or on the mamillamammalityThe state or quality of being mammalian, of being a mammal.mammalogyThe study of mammals.mammology(uncommon) Synonym of mastology (“study of breasts”).mammosityThe state or quality of being mammose or having large breasts.mammothlyTo a mammoth extent; greatly; extremely.mammotomymastotomy, typically in order to check for breast cancermanagerlyOf, befitting, or belonging to a manager; managerial.mananosayAlternative form of maninose.mandataryOne who receives a mandate.mandatoryobligatory; required or commanded by authority.manicallyIn a manic manner.mankindlyPertaining to or characteristic of mankind; humanly, humane.manlessly(obsolete, rare) Inhumanly.mannishlyIn a mannish manner.manometry(physics) The measurement of pressure using a manometermanshiply(obsolete) manly, honorably, faithfully; good qualities of a man; in a courtly, polite mannermansionry(obsolete) The state of dwelling or residing; occupancy.mantidflySynonym of mantisfly.mantisflyAny species of insects in the family Mantispidae, which have heads and front legs looking like those of the praying mantis.mantology(rare) Divination.manubiaryPertaining to the spoils of war.marcidity(obsolete) The state of being marcid, witheredness.maritallyConcerning marriage or a connubial relationship.marlberryAny of various plants of the genus Ardisia.marmaladyCovered with marmalade.marplotryInterference that ruins a plan, spoilsportism.marquetry(countable) An example of this work.marriedly(rare) While married.marrowsky(rare, chiefly UK) Spoonerism.marshalcySynonym of marshalship.martiallyIn a martial manner.masectomyMisspelling of mastectomy.massivelyIn a massive manner, in a way that appears large, heavy or imposing.mastology(anatomy, pathology) The study of breasts.mastopexy(surgery) Any operation designed to lift or reshape a woman's breast.mastotomy(medicine) incision of the breastmatchplayAlternative form of match play.mateology(dated) vain, pointless discourse or inquiry; waffle.maternityThe state of being a mother; motherhood.matricary(botany) Applied to the fern Botrychium matricariifolium.matrilinyMatrilineal society.matrimony(uncountable) Marriage; the state of being married.mattressy(informal) Resembling or characteristic of a mattress; large, soft, and yielding.maudlinlyIn a maudlin fashion.mavericky(informal) Characteristic of a maverick.mawkishlyIn a mawkish manner.maxillary(anatomy) Of or relating to the jaw or jawbone.maximallyTo a maximal extent; as much as possible.maximumlyIn a maximum manner.mayoraltyThe office of a mayor, or the tenure during which a particular mayor holds office, where the time span may encompass one term or multiple terms.mazopathy(rare) disease of the female breastmeaninglyWith an implied meaning; with significance; meaningfully.meatballyResembling or characteristic of meatballs.meatloafyResembling or characteristic of meatloaf.meatotomy(surgery) A form of penile modification in which the underside of the glans is split, sometimes performed to alleviate meatal stenosis or urethral stricture.mecometry(rare, obsolete) The measurement of length or distance.medalplayAlternative form of medal play.medalurgyAlternative form of medallurgy.medialityThe characteristics of a particular media (means of communication)mediatelyIn a mediate manner, by the intervention of an intermediary agent or means; indirectly.mediatoryOf or relating to mediation.medicallyFor medical purposes.mediciney(informal) Resembling or characteristic of medicine, especially in smell or taste.mediologyThe study of mass media and its influence.medullaryRelating to a medulla.meekishlySynonym of meekly.megadairyA large commercial dairy.megadontySynonym of macrodontia (“condition of having unusually large teeth”).megahenry(metrology) An SI unit of electrical inductance equal to 10⁶ henrys. Symbol: Mmegamoney(informal) Very large amounts of money.megapenny(humorous) A million cents. ($10,000)megastudyA relatively large studymeliority(obsolete) The state or quality of being better; melioration.meltinglySo as to melt, or seem to melt.memorablyIn a memorable manner.mendacity(uncountable) The fact or condition of being untruthful; dishonesty.mendicitythe state of being a beggar; mendicancy or beggarymenialityThe quality of being menial.mensually(uncommon) monthlymentalityA mindset; a way of thinking; a set of beliefs.meowinglyWith meowing sounds.mercenary(figuratively) One hired to engage in a figurative battle, as a corporate takeover, a lawsuit, or a political campaign.mercurify(rare, transitive) To obtain mercury from (a mineral, etc.).mereology(logic) The discipline which deals with the relationship of parts with their respective wholes.merfamily(fantasy) A family of merfolk.meringuey(rare) meringuelikemeritedly(dated) By merit; deservedly; meritouslymerocracyRule by one part.merohedry(crystallography) The condition of a crystal whose point group is a subgroup of that of its latticemesentery(anatomy) The membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen, maintaining their position in the abdominal cavity, and supplying them with blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics.mesicallyIn a mesic manner.mesnalityAlternative form of mesnalty.mesocracygovernment by the middle classmesocranyThe condition of being mesocranicmesodontyThe presence of mesodont teethmesoscopy(physics) The visual study of objects on a mesoscopic scale.messageryMessages collectively.metagnomy(rare, literary) Divination, clairvoyance.metalepsy(chemistry, archaic) Exchange; replacement; substitution; metathesis.metallify(transitive) To convert into metal.metaphony(phonology) A sound change in which a vowel's pronunciation is affected by another.metastoryAn overarching story having other stories embedded within it.metastudyA study on the topic of studies.methyloxy(organic chemistry) Synonym of methoxy.metricity(mathematics, physics) The degree of a metricmetrology(uncountable) The science of weights and measures or of measurement.metronomyThe measurement of time by an instrument, such as a metronome.metronymykinship and naming that follows the female linemetrotomy(medicine) Synonym of hysterotomy.microbody(cytology) A cellular organelle bound by a single membrane and containing enzymes.microcityAn unusually small city or citylike environment.microcopy(countable) A photocopy that is greatly reduced in size.microgenySynonym of microgenesis.microgray(physics) A unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation, equal to 10⁻⁶ grays.micrologyThe study of trivialities and minutiae, or focusing on the small details rather than the whole picture.microtomyThe preparation of very thin slices of animal or plant tissue by means of a microtome.middleway(dialect) Midway; part of the way.midstoreyIn the middle part of a storeymidweeklyOccurring midweek.midwiferyThe practice and science of being a midwife.midwintryResembling or characteristic of midwinter.midwivery(now rare) Alternative form of midwifery.migratory(of birds, etc) Migrating.milertary(archaic, dialectal) Pronunciation spelling of military.militancyThe quality of being militant.milkmaidyResembling or characteristic of a milkmaid.milkshakyAlternative form of milkshakey.milksoppyweak; timid; ineffectualmillenaryOf or pertaining to a thousand, especially to a thousand years.milligray(physics) A unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation equal to 10⁻³ graysmimicallyIn a mimicking or imitative manner.mincinglyIn a mincing way; affectedly, with excessive delicacy.mindfuckyCharacteristic of a mindfuck.mindfullyIn a mindful manner.minerallyHaving a mineral flavormingledly(obsolete) In a mixed or muddled manner; confusedly.miniatoryObsolete spelling of minatory.minimallyIn a minimal way; to the least extent.minirugbyAlternative form of mini rugby.ministeryArchaic form of ministry.minusculyMisspelling of minusculely.minxishlyIn a minxish manner.miscegeny(rare) Miscegenation.mischancy(archaic, Scotland) unfortunatemiscodify(transitive, rare) To codify in an incorrect way.misconvey(transitive) To convey wrongly or incorrectly; give a wrong or false impression of.misemploy(transitive) To employ incorrectly; to misuse.miserablyIn a miserable manner.miserlilyIn a miserly manner.misnotifyTo notify improperly, giving inaccurate information, or giving the correct information to the wrong people or in the wrong manner.misoccupyTo occupy with something inappropriate; to focus or spend on something unworthy.misosophyA hatred of wisdom.mispolicyWrong or ill-advised policy.missileryThe science of missiles.missishlyIn a missish manner.missurveyAn inaccurate survey.mistressyResembling or characteristic of a mistress.mitophagy(microbiology) The removal of damaged mitochondria from a cell prior to cell deathmixoscopy(psychology) The attainment of sexual pleasure from watching other people have sex.moanfullyIn a moanful manner.moaninglyWith a moaning sound.mobiliaryRelating to furniture or to other movable property.mobocracyRule or control by the mob (or by the mass of ordinary people); a mob as a politically powerful force.mockfully(obsolete) mockinglymockinglySaid, written, or done with the intent to mock, or ridicule; with mocking effect.modernityThe quality of being modern or contemporary.modularlyIn a modular mannermolehillyHaving many molehills.momenergy(physics) Momentum and energy, collectively as a single entity.momentany(obsolete) Momentary, transient.momentaryLasting for only a moment.mommishlyIn a mommish manner.monastaryErroneous spelling of monastery, mainly occurring before 17th century, occasionally cropping up in eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.monasteryA residence for monks or others who have taken religious vows.mongrellyLike a mongrel.monkishlyIn a monkish way.monoamoryPractice of engaging in a single romantic/sexual relationship at a time, sometimes without an expectation of mutuality, usually outside and without the expectation of marriage.monoandryThe practice of having only one husband at a time.monocarpyQuality of being monocarpic.monochasy(botany) monochasiummonocracy(rare) Synonym of autocracy.monodromy(mathematics) The globalization of local morphisms in category theorymonoestry(biology) The condition of being monoestrousmonolatryThe worship of a single deity (possibly while believing in the existence of others).monomachy(now rare) A fight or other contest between two people or forces; a duel; single combat.monopathy(medicine) A disease that affects only one organ or function.monophagyThe feeding on a single type of food (e.g., a single plant species).monophony(music) The characteristic of a piece that has only a primary melody and no secondary melody or accompaniment.monophyly(systematics) In cladistics, the condition of being monophyletic, of including all descendants from a given ancestral species.monopsony(economics) A market situation in which there is only one buyer for a product.monoscopyThe condition of being monoscopicmonostely(botany) The property of being monostelic.monotropyThe condition of being monotropicmonsterlyBefitting a monster; monstrous.monstrify(transitive) To turn into a monster; to portray as monstrous.monthsary(chiefly Philippines, informal) Synonym of monthiversary.montology(geography, rare) A subsection of geography that focuses on mountains.moodishly(obsolete) moodilymoonbatty(informal, derogatory) Crazy or wacky, especially in one's left-wing ideas.moonishlyIn a moonish manner.moonshiny(obsolete) Moonlit; lit by moonlight.moorberrycranberry (Vaccinium spp,)moorishlyIn a moorish manner.mootsuddyAlternative form of mutsuddy.morbidityThe quality of being unhealthful or diseased, sometimes including the cause.morbosityA diseased state; unhealthiness.mordacityThe quality of being mordacious; biting severity, or sarcastic quality.mordantlyIn a mordant manner; incisively, sharply.morningly(obsolete) every morning; daily in the morning.mortalityThe state or quality of being mortal.mosaicity(physics, chemistry) A measure of the long-range disorder of a crystal.mossberryEmpetrum nigrum, a species of crowberry.mothballyResembling or suggesting mothballs, especially their distinctive odour.motricityA motor impulse sent efferently down a nerve towards a musclemountablySuch that it can be mounted.mountainy(now chiefly Ireland) Mountainous.mousingly(archaic) In a prying or meddlesome manner.moustachyHaving a moustache.muckology(rare, humorous, agriculture slang) The "science" of mucking around in cow manure.mucoidityThe condition of being mucoidmucophagyThe consumption of mucus.mucosallyBy mucosal means.muffinery(rare) A muffin shop.muffledlyIn a muffled manner; indistinctly.mulctuaryImposing a pecuniary penalty; consisting of, or paid as, a fine.mullarkeyAlternative spelling of malarkey.multibody(mathematics, physics) Involving multiple, interacting bodiesmulticityTaking place between or relating to two or more cities.multicopy(genetics) Pertaining to, or producing, multiple copies of the same gene.multifarymultifariousmultiplayDescribing a CD player (or similar) that can be preloaded with a stack of CDsmultistayOf or pertaining to more than one stay (supporting rope).mumpishlysulkily; sullenlymundanelyin a mundane mannermundanitymundaneness; the characteristic of being mundanemundatory(Christianity) Synonym of purificator (“napkin used during Holy Communion”).muographyAn imaging technique that makes use of muons.muscleboyAlternative form of muscle boy.muscologySynonym of bryology.musealityThe quality of being museal.musefullyIn a museful manner, musingly, pensively.museologyThe design, organization, and management of museums.museumifySynonym of museumize.mushroomyCharacteristic of mushrooms.musicallyIn a musical manner.muskrattyResembling or characteristic of a muskrat.muslimity(very rare, nonstandard, possibly erroneous) Alternative letter-case form of Muslimity.musquetryObsolete form of musketry.mustacheyAlternative form of moustachy.mutualityThe property of being mutual.mutusuddyAlternative form of mutsuddy.mycophagy(biology) The eating of fungus.myelotomy(surgery) incision into the spinal cordmyographyThe scientific study of muscles, typically via myographs.myonicity(obsolete) The contractile property of muscular tissue.myoplasty(surgery) Repair of damaged musclemyotrophyNourishment of the musclesmyriarchy(military) A regiment of 10,000 soldiers, especially (historical) a Mongolian toman.mystagogyThe doctrines, principles, or practice of a mystagogue; interpretation of mysteries.mysticityThe quality of being mystic or mystical.mythology(countable and uncountable) A similar body of myths concerning an event, person or institution.mythonomyThe study of myths in general and how they develop, as contrasted with mythology, the study of specific existing myths.myxocarpy(botany) The presence of mucilage in nuts or fruit