eely

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eely

/ˈiːli/ UK

Rhymes with -iːli

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From eel + -y.

adjective eelier · eeliest

Resembling an eel: long, thin and slippery. The great ugly sharky fish was hooked forward by Josh and placed in a great basket, where it lay writhing its eely tail, and flapping its wing-like fins as the boat slowly progressed, and bait after bait was replaced, many being untouched, the thornback, skate, or ray being the only fish taken.

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adj Thin and slippery

Deutsch	aalglatt

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@misc{eely_2026,
  title = {eely},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/eely},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}