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pixely

pixely is the alternative spelling of pixelly.

Meaning of pixelly

Adjective

pixelly (comparative more pixelly, superlative most pixelly)

  1. (informal) Pixelated; blocky, so that individual pixels can be distinguished.
    • Notice how pixelly the GIF image is! That is because the indexing of the colors does not allow for the subtle gradations of color required by this photo.2013, Gavin Cromhout, Janee Aronoff, Pete Walsh, Photoshop Elements 2 Tips and Tricks, page 163

Forms of pixely

comparativemore pixely
superlativemost pixely

Origin of pixely

From pixel + -y.

Questions about pixely

What is pixely the alternative spelling of?
Pixely is the alternative spelling of pixelly.

Words near pixely in the dictionary

  1. pixels
  2. pixels per inch
  3. pixelscape
  4. pixelscapes
  5. pixelwise
  6. pixely
  7. pixes
  8. pixey
  9. pixeys
  10. Pixian
  11. pixie

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pixely (page history and authors); pixelly (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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