Words that rhyme with unpleasantly

  • absently
    adv 1: in an absentminded or preoccupied manner; "he read the letter absently" [syn: absently, abstractedly, inattentively, absentmindedly]
  • ancestry
    n 1: the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors" [syn: lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock] 2: inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline [syn: ancestry, lineage, derivation, filiation]
  • anciently
    adv 1: in ancient times; long ago; "a concern with what may have happened anciently"
  • anemometry
    n 1: measuring wind speed and direction
  • anthropometry
    n 1: measurement and study of the human body and its parts and capacities
  • artistry
    n 1: a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation; "the art of conversation"; "it's quite an art" [syn: art, artistry, prowess]
  • asymmetry
    n 1: (mathematics) a lack of symmetry [syn: asymmetry, dissymmetry, imbalance] [ant: balance, correspondence, symmetricalness, symmetry]
  • banditry
    n 1: the practice of plundering in gangs
  • barratry
    n 1: traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments [syn: simony, barratry] 2: the crime of a judge whose judgment is influenced by bribery 3: (maritime law) a fraudulent breach of duty by the master of a ship that injures the owner of the ship or its cargo; includes every breach of trust such as stealing or sinking or deserting the ship or embezzling the cargo 4: the offense of vexatiously persisting in inciting lawsuits and quarrels
  • basketry
    n 1: the craft of basket making
  • bibliolatry
    n 1: the worship of the Bible [syn: bibliolatry, Bible- worship]
  • bigotry
    n 1: the intolerance and prejudice of a bigot [syn: bigotry, dogmatism]
  • biochemistry
    n 1: the organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistry
  • biometry
    n 1: a branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis [syn: biometrics, biometry, biostatistics]
  • cabinetry
    n 1: the craft of making furniture (especially furniture of high quality) [syn: cabinetwork, cabinetry]
  • carpentry
    n 1: the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood [syn: carpentry, woodworking, woodwork]
  • casuistry
    n 1: argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading 2: moral philosophy based on the application of general ethical principles to resolve moral dilemmas
  • chemistry
    n 1: the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions [syn: chemistry, chemical science] 2: the chemical composition and properties of a substance or object; "the chemistry of soil" 3: the way two individuals relate to each other; "their chemistry was wrong from the beginning -- they hated each other"; "a mysterious alchemy brought them together" [syn: chemistry, interpersonal chemistry, alchemy]
  • circuitry
    n 1: electronic equipment consisting of a system of circuits
  • coquetry
    n 1: playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest [syn: flirt, flirting, flirtation, coquetry, dalliance, toying]
  • country
    n 1: a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land" [syn: state, nation, country, land, commonwealth, res publica, body politic] 2: the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries" [syn: country, state, land] 3: the people who live in a nation or country; "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him" [syn: nation, land, country] 4: an area outside of cities and towns; "his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country" [syn: country, rural area] [ant: populated area, urban area] 5: a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country" [syn: area, country]
  • decently
    adv 1: in a decent manner; "they don't know how to dress decently" [ant: indecently] 2: in the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?" [syn: properly, decently, decent, in good order, right, the right way] [ant: improperly]
  • demonolatry
    n 1: the acts or rites of worshiping devils [syn: diabolatry, demonolatry, devil-worship]
  • dentistry
    n 1: the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth [syn: dentistry, dental medicine, odontology]
  • diligently
    adv 1: with diligence; in a diligent manner; "we may diligently observe the Lord's supper on the first day of the week, diligently preach the gospel, or minister to the saint"
  • dissymmetry
    n 1: (mathematics) a lack of symmetry [syn: asymmetry, dissymmetry, imbalance] [ant: balance, correspondence, symmetricalness, symmetry]
  • efficiently
    adv 1: with efficiency; in an efficient manner; "he functions efficiently" [syn: efficiently, expeditiously] [ant: inefficiently]
  • electrochemistry
    n 1: branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of electricity and the production of electricity by chemical reactions
  • entry
    n 1: an item inserted in a written record 2: the act of beginning something new; "they looked forward to the debut of their new product line" [syn: introduction, debut, first appearance, launching, unveiling, entry] 3: a written record of a commercial transaction [syn: entry, accounting entry, ledger entry] 4: something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition); "several of his submissions were rejected by publishers"; "what was the date of submission of your proposal?" [syn: submission, entry] 5: something that provides access (to get in or get out); "they waited at the entrance to the garden"; "beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral" [syn: entrance, entranceway, entryway, entry, entree] 6: the act of entering; "she made a grand entrance" [syn: entrance, entering, entry, ingress, incoming]
  • fluently
    adv 1: in a fluent manner; "she speaks French fluently"
  • forestry
    n 1: the science of planting and caring for forests and the management of growing timber
  • gadgetry
    n 1: appliances collectively; "laborsaving gadgetry"
  • gallantry
    n 1: the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle); "he showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for valor" [syn: heroism, gallantry, valor, valour, valorousness, valiance, valiancy] 2: courtesy towards women [syn: chivalry, gallantry, politesse] 3: polite attentiveness to women
  • gantry
    n 1: a framework of steel bars raised on side supports to bridge over or around something; can display railway signals above several tracks or can support a traveling crane etc. [syn: gantry, gauntry]
  • gentry
    n 1: the most powerful members of a society [syn: gentry, aristocracy]
  • geochemistry
    n 1: the chemistry of the earth's crust
  • geometry
    n 1: the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces
  • hagiolatry
    n 1: the worship of saints [syn: hagiolatry, hierolatry]
  • harlotry
    n 1: offering sexual intercourse for pay [syn: prostitution, harlotry, whoredom]
  • hypsometry
    n 1: measurement of the elevation of land above sea level [syn: hypsometry, hypsography]
  • iconolatry
    n 1: the worship of sacred images
  • idolatry
    n 1: religious zeal; the willingness to serve God [syn: idolatry, devotion, veneration, cultism] 2: the worship of idols; the worship of images that are not God [syn: idolatry, idol worship]
  • impatiently
    adv 1: with impatience; in an impatient manner; "he answered her impatiently" [ant: patiently]
  • importantly
    adv 1: in an important way or to an important degree; "more importantly, Weber held that the manifold meaning attached to the event by the social scientist could alter his definition of the concrete event itself" [syn: importantly, significantly] 2: in an important way; "for centuries jellies have figured importantly among English desserts, particularly upon festive occasion"
  • incessantly
    adv 1: with unflagging resolve; "dance inspires him ceaselessly to strive higher and higher toward the shining pinnacle of perfection that is the goal of every artiste" [syn: endlessly, ceaselessly, incessantly, unceasingly, unendingly, continuously] 2: without interruption; "the world is constantly changing" [syn: constantly, always, forever, perpetually, incessantly]
  • indulgently
    adv 1: in an indulgent manner; "I was indulgently advised to give the kids what they wanted unless I wished my son to be socially ostracised"
  • industry
    n 1: the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise; "each industry has its own trade publications" 2: the organized action of making of goods and services for sale; "American industry is making increased use of computers to control production" [syn: industry, manufacture] 3: persevering determination to perform a task; "his diligence won him quick promotions"; "frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues" [syn: diligence, industriousness, industry]
  • inefficiently
    adv 1: in an inefficient manner; "he dealt inefficiently with the crisis" [ant: efficiently, expeditiously]
  • infantry
    n 1: an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot; "there came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed foot" [syn: infantry, foot]
  • innocently
    adv 1: in a not unlawful manner; "he claimed to have purchased the contraband innocently" 2: in a naively innocent manner; "she smiled at him innocently"
  • insufficiently
    adv 1: to an insufficient degree; "he was insufficiently prepared" [ant: sufficiently]
  • intelligently
    adv 1: in an intelligent manner; "she acted intelligently in this difficult situation" [ant: unintelligently]
  • irrelevantly
    adv 1: in an irrelevant manner; "suddenly and irrelevantly, she asked him for money" [ant: relevantly]
  • magnificently
    adv 1: extremely well; "he did splendidly in the exam"; "we got along famously" [syn: excellently, magnificently, splendidly, famously] 2: in an impressively beautiful manner; "the Princess was gorgeously dressed" [syn: gorgeously, splendidly, resplendently, magnificently]
  • micrometry
    n 1: measuring with a micrometer
  • ministry
    n 1: religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian) 2: building where the business of a government department is transacted 3: a government department under the direction of a minister 4: the work of a minister of religion; "he is studying for the ministry"
  • monastery
    n 1: the residence of a religious community
  • musketry
    n 1: musketeers and their muskets collectively 2: the technique of using small arms (especially in battle)
  • negligently
    adv 1: in a negligent manner; "he did his work negligently"
  • optometry
    n 1: the practice of an optometrist
  • pageantry
    n 1: a rich and spectacular ceremony [syn: pageant, pageantry] 2: an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes [syn: pageant, pageantry]
  • palmistry
    n 1: telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand [syn: palmistry, palm reading, chiromancy, chirology]
  • pantry
    n 1: a small storeroom for storing foods or wines [syn: pantry, larder, buttery]
  • parquetry
    n 1: a patterned wood inlay used to cover a floor [syn: parquetry, parqueterie]
  • pastry
    n 1: a dough of flour and water and shortening [syn: pastry, pastry dough] 2: any of various baked foods made of dough or batter
  • patiently
    adv 1: with patience; in a patient manner; "he patiently played with the child" [ant: impatiently]
  • peasantry
    n 1: the class of peasants
  • pedantry
    n 1: an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning
  • photochemistry
    n 1: branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of light
  • photometry
    n 1: measurement of the properties of light (especially luminous intensity)
  • pleasantly
    adv 1: in a cheerful manner; "`I'll do the dishes,' he said pleasantly" [syn: pleasantly, cheerily, sunnily] 2: in an enjoyable manner; "we spent a pleasantly lazy afternoon" [syn: pleasantly, agreeably, enjoyably] [ant: disagreeably, unpleasantly]
  • pleasantry
    n 1: an agreeable or amusing remark; "they exchange pleasantries"
  • podiatry
    n 1: the branch of medicine concerned with the feet [syn: podiatry, chiropody]
  • poetry
    n 1: literature in metrical form [syn: poetry, poesy, verse] 2: any communication resembling poetry in beauty or the evocation of feeling
  • presently
    adv 1: in the near future; "the doctor will soon be here"; "the book will appear shortly"; "she will arrive presently"; "we should have news before long" [syn: soon, shortly, presently, before long] 2: at this time or period; now; "he is presently our ambassador to the United Nations"; "currently they live in Connecticut" [syn: presently, currently]
  • proficiently
    adv 1: in a proficient manner; "he dealt proficiently with the problem"
  • psychiatry
    n 1: the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders [syn: psychiatry, psychopathology, psychological medicine]
  • pungently
    adv 1: with pungency; in a pungent manner; "he wrote pungently about his contemporaries" 2: with a pungent taste or smell; "the soup was pungently flavored"
  • puppetry
    n 1: the art of making puppets and presenting puppet shows 2: a stilted dramatic performance (as if by puppets)
  • radiochemistry
    n 1: the chemistry of radioactive substances [syn: radiochemistry, nuclear chemistry]
  • registry
    n 1: an official written record of names or events or transactions [syn: register, registry]
  • relevantly
    adv 1: with relevance [ant: irrelevantly]
  • reticently
    adv 1: with reticence; in a reticent manner; "she answered the questions reticently"
  • rocketry
    n 1: the branch of engineering science that studies rocket design and operation
  • sedentary
    adj 1: requiring sitting or little activity; "forced by illness to lead a sedentary life"
  • sentry
    n 1: a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event [syn: lookout, lookout man, sentinel, sentry, watch, spotter, scout, picket]
  • sophistry
    n 1: a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone [syn: sophism, sophistry, sophistication]
  • spectrometry
    n 1: the use of spectroscopes to analyze spectra [syn: spectroscopy, spectrometry, spectroscopic analysis, spectrum analysis, spectrographic analysis]
  • stringently
    adv 1: in a stringent manner; "the laws are stringently enforced"; "stringently controlled" [syn: strictly, stringently]
  • sufficiently
    adv 1: to a sufficient degree; "she was sufficiently fluent in Mandarin" [ant: insufficiently]
  • symmetry
    n 1: (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane [syn: symmetry, symmetricalness, correspondence, balance] [ant: asymmetry, dissymmetry, imbalance] 2: balance among the parts of something [syn: symmetry, proportion] [ant: disproportion] 3: (physics) the property of being isotropic; having the same value when measured in different directions [syn: isotropy, symmetry] [ant: anisotropy]
  • tapestry
    n 1: something that resembles a tapestry in its complex pictorial designs; "the tapestry of European history" 2: a heavy textile with a woven design; used for curtains and upholstery [syn: tapestry, tapis] 3: a wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs [syn: tapestry, arras]
  • telemetry
    n 1: automatic transmission and measurement of data from remote sources by wire or radio or other means
  • thermometry
    n 1: the measurement of temperature
  • toiletry
    n 1: artifacts used in making your toilet (washing and taking care of your body) [syn: toiletry, toilet articles]
  • trenchantly
    adv 1: in a vigorous and effective manner; "he defended his client's civil rights trenchantly"
  • trigonometry
    n 1: the mathematics of triangles and trigonometric functions [syn: trigonometry, trig]
  • upcountry
    adj 1: of or coming from the middle of a region or country; "upcountry districts" [syn: interior, midland, upcountry]
  • urgently
    adv 1: with great urgency; "health care reform is needed urgently"; "the soil desperately needed potash" [syn: urgently, desperately]
  • vehemently
    adv 1: in a vehement manner; "he vehemently denied the accusations against him"

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