reefy, shelfy, shelvy, shoaly
(adjective) full of submerged reefs or sandbanks or shoals; “reefy shallows”; “shoaly waters”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
shelfy (comparative more shelfy, superlative most shelfy)
(obsolete) Abounding in shelves; full of dangerous shallows.
(obsolete) Full of strata of rock.
• shelvy
• 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
6 January 2025
(adverb) (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation; “the child was born prematurely”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
