shelly
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Shelly¹
Rhymes with -ɛli
proper noun Shellys · Shellies
- A surname from Old English, variant of Shelley.
- A male given name transferred from the surname, of mostly pre-1930 usage.
- A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1930s and later usage, variant of Shelley.
shelly²
- /ˈʃɛli/
Sounds like Shelley · Rhymes with -ɛli
Where it comes from
From shell + -y.
adjective shellier · shelliest
- Composed of the shells of dead marine creatures After all, we live today in an unusual world: sea level is low, the continents are dispersed, ice occupies the poles, and the shelly fauna of the oceans is composed largely of aragonite rather than calcite.
- Resembling, or comprising, the shell of a mollusc Shrined are your offspring in a chrystal cradle, / Brighter than Helen's ere she yet had burst / Her shelly prison.
- Abounding with shells. a shelly beach
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: shelley, chile, shelby, sheller, shelton, shackley, selley, sheley, shelden, shiel, shetter, shedd, shell, shilling, shetterly, shackleton
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