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keely

keely adjective: relating to, or characteristic of keel (ruddle).

Adjective

keely (not comparable)

  1. Relating to, or characteristic of keel (ruddle)

Proper noun capitalized: Keely

Keely (plural Keelys)

  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. A female given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A locality in the Shire of Gannawarra, northern Victoria, Australia

Forms of keely

pluralKeelys

Origin of keely

From keel + -y.

Variant of Keeley.

Questions about keely

What does keely mean?
Keely means relating to, or characteristic of keel (ruddle).
What part of speech is keely?
Keely can be an adjective or a proper noun.

Words near keely in the dictionary

  1. keels
  2. keels over
  3. keelson
  4. keelsons
  5. Keelung
  6. keely
  7. Keelys
  8. keelyvine pen
  9. keelyvine pens
  10. Keem
  11. keema

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