SHELLY

Proper noun

Shelly

A surname, variant of Shelley.

A male given name from surnames, of mostly pre-1930 usage.

A female given name from surnames, of 1930s and later usage, variant of Shelley.

Anagrams

• Hysell

Etymology

Adjective

shelly (comparative shellier, superlative shelliest)

Composed of the shells of dead marine creatures

Resembling, or comprising, the shell of a mollusc

Abounding with shells.

Anagrams

• Hysell

Source: Wiktionary


Shell"y, a.

Definition: Abounding with shells; consisting of shells, or of a shell. "The shelly shore." Prior. Shrinks backward in his shelly cave. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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