eely
UK/ˈiːli/
eely adjective: resembling an eel: long, thin and slippery.
Adjective
eely (comparative eelier, superlative eeliest)
- 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
- That was a great long eely thing; but Joe Cross here says this was more like a great turtle, with flippers and a long neck, and a head like a snake."1904, George Manville Fenn, The Ocean Cat's Paw
Forms of eely
| comparative | eelier |
|---|---|
| superlative | eeliest |
Origin of eely
From eel + -y.
Words that rhyme with eely
Questions about eely
- What does eely mean?
- Eely means resembling an eel: long, thin and slippery.
- What part of speech is eely?
- Eely is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce eely?
- Eely is pronounced /ˈiːli/ (UK).
Words near eely in the dictionary
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