| DOWNRIGHTLY | • downrightly adv. (Dated) clearly; plainly; directly; downright. • DOWNRIGHT adv. plainspoken, blunt. |
| FAITHWORTHY | • faithworthy adj. (Archaic) trustworthy. • FAITHWORTHY adj. worthy of faith or belief. |
| HARROWINGLY | • harrowingly adv. In a way or to an extent that is harrowing. • HARROWING adv. acutely distressing. |
| HOUSEWIFERY | • housewifery n. The state or activity of being a housewife; household management, domestic skills. • housewifery n. (Obsolete) Household goods. • HOUSEWIFERY n. the work of a housewife. |
| PLAYWRIGHTS | • playwrights n. Plural of playwright. • PLAYWRIGHT n. a person who writes plays. |
| RIGHTWARDLY | • rightwardly adv. In a rightward direction. • RIGHTWARD adv. toward the right. |
| RIVERWORTHY | • riverworthy adj. Fit for service on a river. • RIVERWORTHY adj. able to be used on a river. |
| SIGHTWORTHY | • sightworthy adj. Worth seeing, or visiting in order to see. • SIGHTWORTHY adj. worth looking at. |
| STRAIGHTWAY | • straightway n. A straight section of a racetrack. • straightway adv. (Dated) Synonym of straightaway or straight away (at once, immediately). • straightway adv. (Nonstandard) Directly. |
| SWITCHYARDS | • switchyards n. Plural of switchyard. • SWITCHYARD n. an enclosed area for the switching facilities of a power station. |
| THWARTINGLY | • thwartingly adv. So as to thwart. • THWARTING adv. obstructive. |
| WHIGMALEERY | • WHIGMALEERY n. (Scots) a trinket or knickknack; a fantastic ornamentation; a whim, also WHIGMALEERIE. |
| WHIRLYBIRDS | • whirlybirds n. Plural of whirlybird. • WHIRLYBIRD n. (slang) a helicopter. |
| WHODUNNITRY | • whodunnitry n. The plot or technique characteristic of whodunnits; the process of following clues to determine who committed a crime. • WHODUNNITRY n. the genre of whodunit writing, also WHODUNITRY. |
| WITHERINGLY | • witheringly adv. In a withering manner. • WITHERING adv. of criticism, severe. |
| WRENCHINGLY | • wrenchingly adv. In a wrenching manner; with a sudden jerk or emotional shock. • WRENCHING adv. twisting suddenly and forcibly. |