Word Root: ary
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From Latin: arius; Greek: arySample words for the root ary: dictionary, necessary, unnecessary, weary, elementary, auxiliary, boundary, missionary, penitentiary, stationary, adversary, canary, primary, sanctuary, sanitary, solitary, temporary, arbitrary, mercenary, extraordinary, legendary, ordinary, capillary, dignitary, dispensary, obituary, quandary, tributary, complementary, exemplary, imaginary, involuntary. Each word has meanings and examples. Click their buttons to get sentences selected from classic works and modern media.
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1 adversary 
n. opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 2 alimentary
a. providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 3 ancillary
a. serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 4 anniversary
a. annual; yearly; annual return of the day on which any notable event took place
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 5 apiary
n. a place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 6 arbitrary
a. randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 7 auxiliary
a. giving help or support, especially to a more important person or thing
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 8 aviary
n. large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 9 beneficiary
n. a person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 10 boundary
n. dividing line that marks the edge or limit of something; border
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 11 canary
n. pale yellowish color; wine made in the Canary Islands; canary bird; quick and lively dance
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 12 capillary
n. long and slender with a very small internal diameter
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 13 centenary
a. relating to a 100-year period; occurring once every 100 years
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 14 chary
a. cautious; sparing or restrained about giving
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 15 cometary
a. of or relating to or resembling a comet
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 16 commentary
n. written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 17 complementary
a. serving to fill out or to complete; supplying mutual needs or offsetting mutual lacks
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 18 complimentary
a. expressing of praise, admiration, or congratulation; given free to repay a favor or as an act of courtesy
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 19 contemporary
a. modern; belonging to the same period of time
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 20 contrary
a. relation of direct opposition; very opposed in nature or character or purpose
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 21 corollary
n. natural consequence or effect; result
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 22 culinary
a. of or relating to or used in cooking; relating to a kitchen
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 23 customary
a. agreeing with or established by common usage; conventional; habitual
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 24 dictionary
n. a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 25 dietary
a. a regulated daily food allowance; of or relating to the diet
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 26 dignitary
n. an important or influential person, and often overbearing
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 27 dispensary
n. clinic where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 28 documentary
n. film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event; of or derived from documents
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 29 elementary
a. easily dealt with; straightforward and fundamental
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 30 emissary
n. the agent sent on a mission to represent or advance the interests of another
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 31 epistolary
a. consisting of letters; written in the form of or carried on by letters
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 32 evolutionary
a. of or relating to or produced by evolution or development
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 33 exemplary
a. serving as a model; outstanding; typical
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 34 extraordinary
a. exceptional; remarkable; beyond what is ordinary or usual
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 35 fragmentary
a. composed of fragments, or broken pieces; disconnected; not complete or entire
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 36 glossary
n. a brief explanation of words often placed at the back of a book
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 37 granary
n. building for storing threshed grain; region yielding much grain
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 38 hereditary
a. descended, or capable of descending, from an ancestor to an heir at law
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 39 hoary
a. gray or white with or as if with age; covered with grayish hair
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 40 imaginary
a. having existence only in the imagination; fanciful; visionary
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 41 incendiary
n. arsonist; bomb that is designed to start fires
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 42 infirmary
n. health facility where patients receive treatment
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 43 involuntary
a. acting or done without or against one's will
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 44 itinerary
n. plan of the trip; a guidebook for travelers
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 45 legendary
a. mythical; fabled; extremely well known; famous or renowned
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 46 literary
a. knowledgeable about literature; of or relating to or characteristic of literature
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 47 luminary
n. celebrity; a person who is an inspiration to others; a person who has achieved eminence in a specific field
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 48 mercenary
a. interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 49 military
a. about soldiers, to arms, or war; of the whole body of soldiers
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 50 missionary
n. a person who has been sent to a foreign country to teach religion
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 51 momentary
a. done in a moment; continuing only a moment; lasting a very short time
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 52 monetary
a. of or relating to money; nation's currency; financial
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 53 mortuary
n. a place, especially a funeral home, where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 54 necessary
a. required to be done, present; needed; essential.
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 55 notary
n. one who records what is said or done; one legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 57 ordinary
a. not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree; lacking special distinction, rank, or status
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 58 parliamentary
a. having the supreme legislative power
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 59 pecuniary
a. relating to money; requiring payment of money
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 60 penitentiary
n. state or federal prison for convicted felons
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 61 primary
a. of first rank or importance or value; essential or basic
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 62 pulmonary
a. of or about the lungs; having lungs or lung-like organs
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 63 quandary
n. dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 64 reactionary
a. opposition to progress or liberalism; extremely conservative
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 65 revolutionary
a. marked by new or introducing radical change
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 66 rotary
a. turning, as a wheel on its axis; pertaining to, or resembling, the motion of a wheel on its axis
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 67 rudimentary
a. relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 68 salutary
a. tending to improve; beneficial; favorable to health
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 69 sanctuary
n. place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy place, such as a church, temple, or mosque
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 70 sanitary
a. relating to health or the protection of health
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 71 secondary
a. not of major importance; of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 72 sedentary
a. requiring sitting; involving little exercise or physical activity; living in one area, not migratory
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 73 sedimentary
a. made from sediment left by the action of water, ice, or wind
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 74 seminary
n. school, especially a theological school for the training of priests; school of higher education, especially for girls
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 75 solitary
a. isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 76 stationary
a. fixed or immobile; not capable of being moved
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 77 subsidiary
a. subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 78 summary
n. brief statement that presents the main points
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 79 supplementary
a. added to complete or make up a deficiency
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 80 temporary
a. not permanent; lasting for only a limited period of time
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 81 tributary
n. branch that flows into the main stream; tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 82 unnecessary
a. not necessary; not needed or wanted, or more than is needed or wanted
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 83 veterinary
a. of or about the art of healing or treating the diseases of domestic animals
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 84 visionary
a. produced by imagination; characterized by vision or foresight; imaginary; idealistic
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 85 voluntary
a. done or undertaken of one's own free will; unforced
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 86 votary
n. one who is bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service; devoted adherent of a cause or person or activity
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 87 weary
a. tired; exhausted; physically or mentally fatigued
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