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wellie

wellie is the alternative spelling of welly.

Meaning of welly

Noun

welly (countable and uncountable, plural wellies)

  1. (countable, informal) A Wellington boot.
    • Dad has great big welly boots. For squishing in the mud; Two great big black welly boots: Thud, thud, thud.2009, Verse for Ages
  2. (informal, uncountable) Force on a pedal or increase to any fuel or power for an engine or motor.
  3. (informal, uncountable) Force or effort.
    • Come on! Put some welly into it!
    Synonyms:
    back, elbow grease

See all 6 meanings of welly

Forms of wellie

pluralwellies

Phrases with wellie

Questions about wellie

What is wellie the alternative spelling of?
Wellie is the alternative spelling of welly.

Words near wellie in the dictionary

  1. wellheads
  2. wellhole
  3. wellholes
  4. wellhouse
  5. wellhouses
  6. wellie
  7. wellie it
  8. wellie wanging
  9. wellie whanging
  10. wellied
  11. wellied it

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