SHELFY

reefy, shelfy, shelvy, shoaly

(adjective) full of submerged reefs or sandbanks or shoals; “reefy shallows”; “shoaly waters”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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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

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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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