wheely
UK/ˈ(h)wiːli/US/ˈ(h)wili/
wheely adjective: circular; suitable to rotation. Also the alternative spelling of wheelie.
Adjective
wheely (comparative wheelier or more wheely, superlative wheeliest or most wheely)
- Circular; suitable to rotation.
- Having wheels; mounted on wheels; wheeled.
- wheely bag wheely basket wheely bin wheely cart wheely chair
- He sat in a wheely chair just inside the door, spinning one way and the other, lifting up his knees to spin faster.2007, Lucy Eyre, If Minds Had Toes
- Having characteristics of a wheel.
Also used as
wheely is also the alternative spelling of wheelie.
Examples of wheely in a sentence
- Thanks to those with their wheely suitcases, navigating around Midtown Manhattan, especially at this time of year, is like playing a game of dodge 'em.2007 December 26, “Oops! My Rolling Bag Just Crushed Your Toe”, in The New York Times:
- With one hand she dragged my wheely suitcase.2015 March, Cindy Callaghan, Lost in Paris, New York, N.Y.: Aladdin M!X, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, →ISBN, page 175:
Forms of wheely
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | wheelier |
| comparative | more wheely |
| superlative | wheeliest |
| superlative | most wheely |
| alternative form | wheelie |
| Noun | |
| plural | wheelies |
Origin of wheely
From wheel + -y.
Words that rhyme with wheely
Questions about wheely
- What does wheely mean?
- Wheely means circular; suitable to rotation.
- How do you use wheely in a sentence?
- Thanks to those with their wheely suitcases, navigating around Midtown Manhattan, especially at this time of year, is like playing a game of dodge 'em.
- What part of speech is wheely?
- Wheely is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce wheely?
- Wheely is pronounced /ˈ(h)wiːli/ (UK).
Words near wheely in the dictionary
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