SHELFY
reefy, shelfy, shelvy, shoaly
(adjective) full of submerged reefs or sandbanks or shoals; “reefy shallows”; “shoaly waters”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
shelfy (comparative more shelfy, superlative most shelfy)
(obsolete) Abounding in shelves; full of dangerous shallows.
(obsolete) Full of strata of rock.
Synonyms
• shelvy
Anagrams
• fleshy
Source: Wiktionary
Shelf"y, a.
1. Abounding in shelves; full of dangerous shallows. "A shelfy coast." Dryden.
2. Full of strata of rock. [Obs.] The tillable fields are in some places . . . so shelfy that the corn hath much ado to fasten its root. Carew.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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