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whally

/ˈʍɔːlɪ/

whally adjective: having a light-coloured iris of the eye.

Adjective

whally (comparative more whally, superlative most whally)

  1. (obsolete, possibly) Having a light-coloured iris of the eye.
    • And next to him rode lustfull Lechery,
      Vpon a bearded Goat, whose rugged haire,
      And whally eyes (the signe of gelosy) […]1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto IV”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC
    • Yet he with whally eyes and shaggy beard1627(?), Richard Niccols, The beggers ape, page 14

Forms of whally

comparativemore whally
superlativemost whally

Questions about whally

What does whally mean?
Whally means having a light-coloured iris of the eye.
What part of speech is whally?
Whally is an adjective.
How do you pronounce whally?
Whally is pronounced /ˈʍɔːlɪ/.

Words near whally in the dictionary

  1. whallah
  2. Whalley
  3. Whalley Range
  4. Whalleys
  5. Whalls
  6. whally
  7. Whalsay
  8. Whalton
  9. wham
  10. wham bam thank you ma'am
  11. wham, bam, thank you ma'am

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