Peely

Quick meaning: Peely is an adjective meaning Tending to peel.

Meaning

Tending to peel.

More Meanings

1. Resembling or characteristic of a peel.
2. (rare) Intended to be peeled.
3. (rare) Having a peel.

Example Sentences

Machine-gun-toting soldiers eyed us suspiciously from barricades and peely-paint-covered guard shacks.

Rough, “peely” arms, shoulders, legs—See Angel Skin soothe, soften, cool sensitive wind-and-sun irritated skin. Rough flakiness dissolves off.

The deck was all salt-bleached, pocked and barnacled. Rust around the cabin doors. Faded canvas on the lifeboats. Peely paint on the rows of steamer chairs.

But she did strike up a relationship with a widow woman who lived in a tumble-down, peely paint, wood-frame shack down by the creek past the railroad track.

Synonyms for peely

Depending on context, synonyms include peeled.

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