adj
Meaning 1
Composed of the shells of dead marine creatures
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Standard Lemma guide
Shelly
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Pronunciation
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/ˈʃɛli/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɛli
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homophone: Shelley
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CMU ARPABET: SH EH1 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Resembling, or comprising, the shell of a mollusc
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adj
Meaning 3
Abounding with shells.
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Examples
- a shelly beach
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name
Meaning 4
A surname from Old English, variant of Shelley.
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name
Meaning 5
A male given name transferred from the surname, of mostly pre-1930 usage.
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name
Meaning 6
A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1930s and later usage, variant of Shelley.
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History
Etymology
From shell + -y.
Real reading context