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whelky

whelky adjective: having whelks, ridges, or protuberances.

Adjective

whelky (comparative more whelky, superlative most whelky)

  1. Having whelks, ridges, or protuberances.
    • whelky pearles1590, Edmund Spenser, “(please specify the book)”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    streaked, striated
  2. Resembling a whelk (the sea snail)

Synonyms of whelky

Forms of whelky

comparativemore whelky
superlativemost whelky

Origin of whelky

From whelk + -y.

Questions about whelky

What does whelky mean?
Whelky means having whelks, ridges, or protuberances.
What part of speech is whelky?
Whelky is an adjective.

Words near whelky in the dictionary

  1. whelked
  2. whelker
  3. whelkers
  4. whelklike
  5. whelks
  6. whelky
  7. Whelley
  8. whelm
  9. whelmed
  10. whelming
  11. whelmings

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