Shelly

ˈʃɛli

Shellies

Definition

Definition of Shelly - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

person's namecommon first name for girls

Shelly is my best friend.

girl's name

given name

namesurname derived from Old English

Shelly was a common surname in the village.

family name

surname

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Origin of Shelly

English, Shelly (diminutive of Michelle or Rochelle)

Examples of Shelly in a sentence

Everyone was excited to see Shelly at the reunion.
The Shelly family reunion was well-attended.
Shelly appeared frequently in historical records.

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French:Shelly, ...
German:Shelly, ...
Italian:Shelly, ...
Spanish:Shelly, ...
Portuguese:Shelly, ...
Chinese:雪莉, 谢利, ...
Japanese:シェリー, ...
Arabic:شِيلِي, شِلِّي, ...
Hebrew:שֶׁלִי, ...
Russian:Шелли, ...
Ukrainian:Шеллі, ...
Hindi:शेली, ...
Bengali:শেলি, শেল্লি, ...
Catalan:Shelly, ...
Czech:Shelly, ...
Danish:Shelly, ...
Dutch:Shelly, ...
Greek:Σέλλυ, Shelly, ...
Hungarian:Shelly, ...
Khmer:សេលលី, សែលលី, ...
Korean:셸리, ...
Persian:شلی, ...
Polish:Shelly, ...
Portuguese (BR):Shelly, ...
Romanian:Shelly, nume de familie derivat din engleza veche, ...
Swedish:Shelly, ...
Thai:เชลลี่, ...
Turkish:Shelly, ...
Vietnamese:Shelly, ...

shelly

ˈʃɛli

shelliershelliest

Definition of shelly - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

shell textureconsisting of shells or having a shell-like texture

The shelly surface of the rock made it look rugged..

calcified

crusty

shell-like

marine composition

TECH.

made of dead marine creatures' shells

TECH.

The beach had a shelly surface.

calcareous

fossiliferous

shell-like

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Origin of shelly

Old English, scell (shell)

Examples of shelly in a sentence

She collected shelly fragments for her art project.
The shelly path was hard to walk on.
They collected shelly sand for the aquarium.

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French:coquillé, coquillier, ...
German:schalig, muschelreich, ...
Italian:conchiglioso, ricoperto di conchiglie, ...
Spanish:conchoso, de conchas, ...
Portuguese:conchífero, coberto de conchas, ...
Chinese:贝壳状的, 贝壳的, ...
Japanese:貝殻のような, 貝殻でできた, ...
Arabic:صَدَفِيّ, مُكَوَّن مِن أَصداف, ...
Hebrew:צַדְפָתִי, צִדְפִּי, ...
Russian:раковинный, ракушечный, ...
Ukrainian:черепашковий, мушлястий, ...
Hindi:शेल जैसी, शेलयुक्त, ...
Bengali:শেলি, খোলসযুক্ত, ...
Catalan:amb closques, de closques, ...
Czech:lasturovitý, lasturový, ...
Danish:skallignende, skallagtig, ...
Dutch:schelpachtig, shelly, ...
Greek:κελυφώδης, κοχυλώδης, ...
Hungarian:kagylós, kagylóhéjas, ...
Khmer:មានសំបកសត្វ, មានសម្បកសត្វសមុទ្រ, ...
Korean:조개 같은, 조개껍데기 같은, ...
Persian:صدفی, دریایی, ...
Polish:muszlowy, muszelkowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):conchífero, coberto de conchas, ...
Romanian:ca o scoică, cu cochilii, ...
Swedish:skalig, snäckig, ...
Thai:เปลือก, เต็มไปด้วยเปลือกหอย, ...
Turkish:kabuklu, deniz kabuklu, ...
Vietnamese:vỏ, đầy vỏ sò, ...

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