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brolly

/ˈbɹɒli/

brolly is the alternative form of brelly.

Meaning of brelly

Noun

brelly (plural brellies)

  1. (UK, informal) Synonym of umbrella.
    Synonyms:
    umbrella

Forms of brolly

pluralbrollies

Words formed from brolly

Phrases with brolly

Words that rhyme with brolly

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Questions about brolly

What is brolly the alternative form of?
Brolly is the alternative form of brelly.
How do you pronounce brolly?
Brolly is pronounced /ˈbɹɒli/.

Words near brolly in the dictionary

  1. broligarchies
  2. broligarchs
  3. broligarchy
  4. Brolin
  5. brollies
  6. brolly
  7. brolly dollies
  8. brolly dolly
  9. brolucizumab
  10. Brom
  11. brom-

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Adapted from Wiktionary: brolly (page history and authors); brelly (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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