laboriously

in a laborious manner; "their lives were spent in committee making decisions for others to execute on the basis of data laboriously gathered for them" ;

lackadaisically

in an idle and lackadaisical manner; "he was hanging around the house lackadaisically" ;

laconically

in a dry laconic manner; "I know that," he said dryly ;

lamely

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

lamentably

in an unfortunate or deplorable manner; "he was sadly neglected"; "it was woefully inadequate" ;

landward

toward land; "landward, miles of rough grass marshes melt into low uplands" ;

landwards

toward land; "landward, miles of rough grass marshes melt into low uplands" ;

lang syne

of the distant or comparatively distant past; "We met once long ago"; "they long ago forsook their nomadic life"; "left for work long ago"; "he has long since given up mountain climbing"; "This name has long since been forgotten"; "lang syne" is Scottish ;

langsyne

at a distant time in the past (chiefly Scottish) ;

languidly

in a languid and lethargic manner; "the men languidly put on their jackets" ;

languorously

in a languorous manner; "he was sprawling languorously on the sofa" ;

large

in a boastful manner; "he talked big all evening" ; with the wind abaft the beam; "a ship sailing large" ; at a distance, wide of something (as of a mark) ;

largely

in large part; mainly or chiefly; "These accounts are largely inactive" ; on a large scale; "the sketch was so largely drawn that you could see it from the back row" ;

largo

slowly and broadly ;

lasciviously

in a lascivious manner ;

last

more recently than any other time; "I saw him last in London" ; the item at the end; "last, I'll discuss family values" ;

last but not least

in addition to all the foregoing; "last not least he plays the saxophone" ;

last not least

in addition to all the foregoing; "last not least he plays the saxophone" ;

lastingly

in an enduring or permanent manner ;

lastly

the item at the end; "last, I'll discuss family values" ;

late

later than usual or than expected; "the train arrived late"; "we awoke late"; "the children came late to school"; "notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline"; "I belatedly wished her a happy birthday" ; in the recent past; "he was in Paris recently"; "lately the rules have been enforced"; "as late as yesterday she was fine"; "feeling better of late"; "the spelling was first affected, but latterly the meaning also" ; to an advanced time; "deep into the night"; "talked late into the evening" ; at an advanced age or stage; "she married late"; "undertook the project late in her career" ;

lately

in the recent past; "he was in Paris recently"; "lately the rules have been enforced"; "as late as yesterday she was fine"; "feeling better of late"; "the spelling was first affected, but latterly the meaning also" ;

later

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; "he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but he'll be back here later"; "it didn't happen until afterward"; "two hours after that" ; at some eventual time in the future; "By and by he'll understand"; "I'll see you later" ; comparative of the adverb `late'; "he stayed later than you did" ;

later on

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; "he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but he'll be back here later"; "it didn't happen until afterward"; "two hours after that" ;

laterally

in a lateral direction or location; "the body is spindle-shaped and only slightly compressed laterally" ; to or by or from the side; "such women carry in their heads kinship knowledge of six generations depth and extending laterally among consanguineal kin as far as the grandchildren of second cousin" ;

latterly

in the recent past; "he was in Paris recently"; "lately the rules have been enforced"; "as late as yesterday she was fine"; "feeling better of late"; "the spelling was first affected, but latterly the meaning also" ;

laudably

in an admirable manner; "the children's responses were admirably normal" ;

laughably

so as to arouse or deserve laughter; "her income was laughably small, but she managed to live well" ;

laughingly

with laughter; while laughing; "he told the story laughingly" ;

lavishly

in a rich and lavish manner; "lavishly decorated" ; in a wasteful manner; "the United States, up to the 1920s, used fuel lavishly, mainly because it was so cheap" ;

lawfully

by law; conforming to the law; "we are lawfully wedded now" ; in a manner acceptable to common custom; "you cannot do this legitimately!" ;

lawlessly

in an illegal manner; "they dumped the waste illegally" ;

laxly

in a permissively lenient manner; "he felt incensed that Tarrant should have been treated so leniently given his crime" ;

lazily

in an idle manner; "this is what I always imagined myself doing in the south of France, sitting idly, drinking coffee, watching the people" ; in a slow and lazy manner; "I watched the blue smoke drift lazily away on the still air" ;

learnedly

with erudition; in an erudite manner; "he talked eruditely about Indian mythology" ;

least

used to form the superlative; "The garter snake is the least dangerous snake" ;

least of all

especially not; "nobody, least of all Joe, agreed with me" ;

leastways

if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial); "at least he survived"; "they felt--at any rate Jim felt--relieved though still wary"; "the influence of economists--or at any rate of economics--is far-reaching" ;

leastwise

if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial); "at least he survived"; "they felt--at any rate Jim felt--relieved though still wary"; "the influence of economists--or at any rate of economics--is far-reaching" ;

leeward

toward the wind; "they were sailing leeward" ;