shelled

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shelled

/ʃɛld/

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of shell

adjective

in compounds, not comparable, often Having a shell; testaceous. the shelled slug of species Testacella haliotidea
not comparable Having had the shell removed. shelled peas
Similar: deshelled
not comparable, slang Unable to keep up in a race, having used up one's reserves of energy.

Opposite: unshelled

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: testaceous, eggshell, almond, husked, paddy, peeled, bombed, stroke, blasted, pounded, bombard, bomb, gunfire, bombardment, hit, airstrike

adjective

Opposite: unshelled

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adj having had the shell removed

Français	décortiqué

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@misc{shelled_2026,
  title = {shelled},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shelled},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}