shelly

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see also: Shelly

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Adjective

shelly (comparative shellier, superlative shelliest)

1. Composed of the shells of dead marine creatures

   • the shelly shore

2. Resembling, or comprising, the shell of a mollusc
3. Abounding with shells.
   • 1593, William Shakespeare, Venus and Adonis

     the snail, whose tender horns being hit
     Shrinks backward in his shelly cave.

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Shelly

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Proper noun

1. Surname, variant of Shelley.
2. A male given name.
3. A female given name.

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