Definition/Meaning of shelly

• English - Adjective: shelly (comparative shellier, superlative shelliest) Composed of the shell s of dead marine creatures 1718, Mat[thew] Prior, “Solomon on the Vanity of the World. A Poem in Three Books.”, in Poems on Several Occasions, London: […] Jacob Tonson […], and John Barber […], →OCLC, (please specify the page): the shelly shore 2000 June 16, Karl W. Flessa, “Learning from the Dead”, in Science, volume…
• English - Etymology: From shell + -y .
• English - Pronunciation: IPA: /ˈʃɛli/ Rhymes: -ɛli Homophone: Shelley
• English - Derived terms: shelliness shellycoat