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welly¹

  • /ˈwɛli/

Rhymes with -ɛli

Where it comes from

Clipping of Wellington boot + -y.

noun wellies · wellie

  1. countable, informal A Wellington boot. Dad has great big welly boots. For squishing in the mud; Two great big black welly boots: Thud, thud, thud.
  2. informal, uncountable Force on a pedal or increase to any fuel or power for an engine or motor.
  3. informal, uncountable Force or effort. Come on! Put some welly into it!

    Similar: back, elbow grease

welly²

Where it comes from

From welne, a dialectal variant of well-nigh.

adverb

  1. Ireland, UK, dialectal, not comparable, obsolete Almost; nearly. A person exceedingly hungry says, "I'm welly clem'd; I'm almost or well-nigh starved." It is the ordinary appeal of a beggar in the streets, when asking for food.

welly³

adverb

  1. not comparable, in representations of Chinese pronunciation Very. The real thrill comes to the investigator when, convinced that he is no mere casual diner, the waiter grins broadly and says, "You don't worry. I get you something welly nice."

Welly⁴

Where it comes from

Clipping of Wellington + -y (diminutive suffix).

proper noun

  1. New Zealand, informal Wellington, New Zealand

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noun force on a pedal or increase to any fuel or power for an engine or motor

Españolacelerón, acelerada
DeutschGas

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@misc{welly_2026,
  title = {welly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/welly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}