shiply
shiply adjective: of, resembling, or relating to a ship or ships; naval.
Adjective
shiply (comparative shiplier or more shiply, superlative shipliest or most shiply)
- Of, resembling, or relating to a ship or ships; naval.
- But through its tiled passages there sails a shiply cleanliness. Everything is washed down with hosewater, swabbed down with swabs.1942, Harold S. Ingham, Fire and water
- There is nothing materially similar to a ship in the construction of a Fire Station, but through its tiled passages a shiply cleanliness pervades.1953, William Sansom, Pleasures strange and simple
Forms of shiply
| comparative | shiplier |
|---|---|
| comparative | more shiply |
| superlative | shipliest |
| superlative | most shiply |
Origin of shiply
From Middle English *schipli, from Old English sciplīċ (“naval, relating to a fleet”), equivalent to ship + -ly. Compare shiplike.
Questions about shiply
- What does shiply mean?
- Shiply means of, resembling, or relating to a ship or ships; naval.
- What part of speech is shiply?
- Shiply is an adjective.
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