Words that rhyme with lamle

n 1: a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home" [syn: family, household, house, home, menage] 2: primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family" [syn: family, family unit] 3: a collection of things sharing a common attribute; "there are two classes of detergents" [syn: class, category, family] 4: people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower" [syn: family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratry] 5: a person having kinship with another or others; "he's kin"; "he's family" [syn: kin, kinsperson, family] 6: (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera; "sharks belong to the fish family" 7: a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities [syn: syndicate, crime syndicate, mob, family] 8: an association of people who share common beliefs or activities; "the message was addressed not just to employees but to every member of the company family"; "the church welcomed new members into its fellowship" [syn: family, fellowship]

adv 1: in a plucky manner; "he was seen by a shepherd, gamely negotiating a particularly tricky section of the mountain road to San Doloroso"

adv 1: in a weak and unconvincing manner; "`I don't know, Edward,' she answered lamely"

adv 1: as follows [syn: namely, viz., that is to say, to wit, videlicet]

adv 1: in a grave and sedate manner; "the judge sat there solemnly"

adv 1: completely; in a lofty and exalted manner; "awaking in me, sublimely unconscious, interest and energy for tackling these tasks"

adv 1: to the maximum degree; "he was supremely confident"

adv 1: in a tame manner; "the labour movement allowed itself to be run out of power tamely"

adv 1: at an opportune time; "your letter arrived apropos" [syn: seasonably, timely, well-timed, apropos] adj 1: before a time limit expires; "the timely filing of his income tax return" 2: done or happening at the appropriate or proper time; "a timely warning"; "with timely treatment the patient has a good chance of recovery"; "a seasonable time for discussion"; "the book's publication was well timed" [syn: timely, seasonable, well-timed(a), well timed(p)]

adv 1: in a tedious manner; "boringly slow work"; "he plodded tediously forward" [syn: boringly, tediously, tiresomely]

adv 1: in a trim manner; "he was trimly attired"

adv 1: in a uniform manner; "a uniformly bright surface"

adj 1: not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry" [syn: indecent, indecorous, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly, untoward]

adv 1: too soon; in a premature manner; "I spoke prematurely" [syn: prematurely, untimely] adj 1: badly timed; "an ill-timed intervention"; "you think my intrusion unseasonable"; "an untimely remark"; "it was the wrong moment for a joke" [syn: ill-timed, unseasonable, untimely, wrong] 2: uncommonly early or before the expected time; "illness led to his premature death"; "alcohol brought him to an untimely end" [syn: premature, untimely]

adv 1: in a wholesome manner; "the papers we found shed some valuable light on this question, wholesomely contradicting all lies"

adv 1: in an engaging manner; "she played the role engagingly" [syn: winsomely, engagingly]