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eelier

eelier is the comparative form of eely.

Meaning of eely

Adjective

eely (comparative eelier, superlative eeliest)

  1. Resembling an eel: long, thin and slippery.
    • The great ugly sharky fish was hooked forward by Josh and placed in a great basket, where it lay writhing its eely tail, and flapping its wing-like fins as the boat slowly progressed, and bait after bait was replaced, many being untouched, the thornback, skate, or ray being the only fish taken.1850, George Manville Fenn, Menhardoc

Questions about eelier

What is eelier the comparative form of?
Eelier is the comparative form of eely.

Words near eelier in the dictionary

  1. eelfares
  2. eelgrass
  3. eelgrass isopod
  4. eelgrass isopods
  5. eelgrasses
  6. eelier
  7. eeliest
  8. eeling
  9. eelings
  10. eelish
  11. eelishly

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