Shelly
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈʃɛli/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Shelly is an adjective meaning Composed of the shells of dead marine creatures.
Meaning
Composed of the shells of dead marine creatures.
More Meanings
- Resembling, or comprising, the shell of a mollusc
- Abounding with shells.
Example Sentences
a shelly beach
the shelly shore
the snail, whose tender horns being hit Shrinks backward in his shelly cave.
It is seen commonly in connection with flat-foot, and where the horn of the wall is thin and shelly.
Word Forms
- shellier
- shelliest
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include chile, sheller, shiel, shell, shilling.
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