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jel

/d͡ʒɛl/

jel adjective: jealous.

Adjective

jel (comparative more jel, superlative most jel)

  1. (UK, slang) jealous
    • 2012 May 12, Kate Middleton looked amaze at London Olympic Gala concert, totally jel of the dress!, OK! Magazine
    • What more could a girl want? Everyone that I knew was either so happy for me, or completely well jel of me.2015, Dani K., Footballers and Louboutins, Sly Fox / Ravenswood Publishing, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    jelly

Synonyms of jel

Forms of jel

comparativemore jel
superlativemost jel
alternative formjeal

Origin of jel

Clipping of jealous.

Words that rhyme with jel

48 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about jel

What does jel mean?
Jel means jealous.
What part of speech is jel?
Jel is an adjective.
How do you pronounce jel?
Jel is pronounced /d͡ʒɛl/.

Words near jel in the dictionary

  1. Jekyll-Hyde syndrome
  2. Jekyll/Hyde syndrome
  3. Jekyllesque
  4. Jekyllian
  5. Jekylls and Hydes
  6. jel
  7. jelab
  8. jelabee
  9. jelabees
  10. jelabs
  11. jelak

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