welly
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 5
/ˈwɛli/
Definition of welly
6 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, informal)Wellington boot.
“Dad has great big welly boots. For squishing in the mud; Two great big black welly boots: Thud, thud, thud.”
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noun
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(countable, informal)Wellington boot.
“Dad has great big welly boots. For squishing in the mud; Two great big black welly boots: Thud, thud, thud.”
- (informal, uncountable)Force on a pedal or increase to any fuel or power for an engine or motor.
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(informal, uncountable)Force or effort.
“Come on! Put some welly into it!”
adv
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(Ireland, UK, dialectal, not-comparable, obsolete)Almost; nearly.
“A person exceedingly hungry says, "I'm welly clem'd; I'm almost or well-nigh starved." It is the ordinary appeal of a beggar in the streets, when asking for food.”
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(not-comparable)very.
“The real thrill comes to the investigator when, convinced that he is no mere casual diner, the waiter grins broadly and says, "You don't worry. I get you something welly nice."”
name
- (New-Zealand, informal)Wellington, New Zealand
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Clipping of Wellington boot + -y.
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