Meaning

Television..

Definitions by Sense

1. Television.
2. A television set.
3. Telegraph.
4. Telephone.
5. Teleport.
6. Telecommunication.
7. (US, Canada, chiefly MTE, slang) A hotel or motel.
8. (informal, chiefly of a literary work) Inclined to telling (by explicitly stating facts), instead of showing (by conveying an impression so that events are described in the narrative).

Example Sentences

Not much on telly tonight, as usual!

You're from telly!

[...] they were all in agreement: this stuff had to be on the telly.

We've got a new flat-screen telly.

I'm staying at the telly this weekend.

I think my problem with it is that it's a) a little "telly" not "showy" in comparison to the rest […]

There's a way to make this more showy and less telly. It's like you're in a hurry to get on with the rest of the story.

story is too, too telly; need at least 3 showy scenes to improve showing:telling ratio

Word Forms

• tellies
• tellys
• tele
• more telly
• most telly

Synonyms for telly

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When Should You Use Telly?

Use telly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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