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Words matching ? E ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Y (12 letters).

Most common crossword answer: PENITENTIARY (4 clues)

Pejoratively
  1. adverb - in a pejorative manner; "I am not using the word pejoratively"
Penal Colony
  1. noun - a penal institution where prisoners are exiled (often located on an island from which escape is difficult or impossible)
Penitentiary — 4 crossword clues
  1. adjective - a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes
  2. showing or constituting penance; "penitential tears"; "wrote a penitential letter apologizing for her hasty words"
  3. used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers; "penitentiary institutions"
Pentagonally
  1. - In the form of a pentagon; with five angles.
Peony Family
  1. noun - perennial rhizomatous herbs and shrubs; of temperate Europe and North America
Pepper Spray
  1. noun - a nonlethal aerosol spray made with the pepper derivative oleoresin capiscum; used to cause temporary blindness and incapacitate an attacker; also used as a bear deterrent
  2. a nonlethal aerosol spray made with the pepper derivative oleorsein capiscum; used to cause temporary blindness and incapacitate an attacker; also used as a bear deterrent
Perceptively
  1. adverb - in a perceptive manner
Perceptivity
  1. noun - a feeling of understanding
Perceptually
  1. adverb - with regard to perception; "this task is perceptually very difficult"
Peremptorily — 1 crossword clue
  1. adverb - in an imperative and commanding manner

Crossword clues for ‘penitentiary’

These crossword clues have PENITENTIARY as the answer. View all clues for this word »

Clue
American prison
Pirate, 90, suffering a long time in here?
US nick
US prison

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We found 277 words matching the pattern ? E ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Y (12 letters).

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