shellyadj.

Brit.

/ˈʃɛli/, U.S.

/ˈʃɛli/

Etymology: < shell n. + -y suffix¹.

1. Abounding in (sea)shells; of a geological formation, consisting wholly or mainly of shells.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > formations by contents > [adjective] > containing organic remains > containing shells

shelly1555

shell1587

conchylaceous1799

conchitic1811

conchiferous1830

orbitoidal1848

1555 R. Eden Two Viages into Guinea in tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 351 Vpon the coast of Barberie..there is .xv. fadome and good shelly grounde and sande.

1650 S. Clarke Marrow Eccl. Hist. (1654) i. 172 Amidst the shelly rocks of the sea.

1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors v. 207 We found..Muscle-shels, and in some places such abundance of them, as would induce a man to imagine that the Rock was made up of sand and shels... We observ'd all along the Caspian Sea, many of these shelly Mountains.

1725 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey I. iv. 555 The shelly shore.

1751 J. Bartram Observ. Trav. from Pensilvania 17 The rock consisted of a dark coloured shelly stone.

1767 Bartram's Jrnl. 18 in W. Stork Acct. E. Florida (ed. 2) Landed at a high shelly bluff.

1824 G. Chalmers Caledonia III. iii. iii. 221 Marle of the shelly kind.

1831 H. T. De la Beche Geol. Man. iv. 239 A coarse shelly and sandy limestone.

1877 J. Le Conte Elements Geol. (1879) 153 Mollusca which..leave their dead shells..and thus form sometimes pure shelly deposits.

a. Consisting of or of the nature of a shell; forming a covering resembling a shell; shell-like.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > specific areas or structures > [adjective] > outer covering > having or like a shell

shellc1440

shelled1577

shelly1593

hard-shelled1599

soft-shelled1611

thick-shelleda1657

the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > fruit or reproductive product > nut > [adjective] > of or relating to a shell

shaled1567

putaminous1598

shelly1778

1593 W. Shakespeare Venus & Adonis sig. G^v As the snaile..Shrinks backward in his shellie caue with paine.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxii. viii. 441 The shellie skin of the sea Vrchin.

1662 J. A. Comenius Janua Linguarum Trilinguis 27 The slow-pac'd cockle [snail] carryeth about with it its shelly lodge.

1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis i. §ii. i. 18 The fore-part of his Tail is encompass'd with shelly Rings.

1778 C. Milne Bot. Dict. (ed. 2) 145 The shelly or husky outside incloses a white bitter pulp.

1815 S. Brookes Introd. Conchol. 96 A subcylindrical shelly or bony body.

1843 C. Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit (1844) xxi. 272 The very winkle of your country in his shelly lair.

1872 H. A. Nicholson Man. Palæontol. 201 In the typical Terebratulæ, the internal skeleton which supports the arms is a short shelly hoop.

b. Of coal: see quot.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > hydrocarbon minerals > [adjective] > coal > slaty or shaly

shelly1687

bony1840

1687 J. Clayton Let. in R. Boyle Corr. (2001) VI. 220 Within halfe a yard We found a shelly coale, the Candle being then put down into the hole, the Air catched fire, & continued burning, there had formerly Coale pitts in the same Close of ground.

1881 Trans. Amer. Inst. Mining Engineers 1880–1 9 174 Shelly, the condition of coal which has been so much faulted and twisted that it is not massive, but easily breaks into conchoidal pieces.

c. figurative. Hollow-sounding, empty.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > [adjective]

emptya1225

sleevelessc1450

dumb1531

insensible1538

senseless1579

weetless1579

unsignificant1603

surd1605

matterless1612

unmeaning1632

non-significative1633

brute1642

shelly1648

insignificant1651

insignificative1660

unsignificative1664

unsignifying1665

unsensed1667

meaningless1728

bilka1734

meanless1734

inexpressive1744

unideal1751

unexpressive1755

idealess1793

unsuggestive1797

tenorless1821

themeless1840

nonsensible1851

inarticulate1855

purportless1865

expressionless1871

vacuous1872

contentless1886

unmeaningful1897

1648 E. Symmons Vindic. King Charles (new ed.) 132 What they intend by cajol'd, and whom by cabalistical Adversaries, I stand not to argue, for the words are shelly.

d. Of a thin, bony, and lanky build.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > slim shape or physique > [adjective] > thin

leanc1000

thinc1000

swonga1300

meagrea1398

empty?c1400

(as) thin (also lean, rank) as a rakec1405

macilent?a1425

rawc1425

gauntc1440

to be skin and bone (also bones)c1450

leany?a1475

swampc1480

scarrya1500

pinched1514

extenuate1528

lean-fleshed1535

carrion-lean1542

spare1548

lank1553

carrion1565

brawn-fallen1578

raw-bone1590

scraggeda1591

thin-bellied1591

rake-lean1593

bare-boned1594

forlorn1594

Lented1594

lean-looked1597

shotten herring1598

spiny1598

starved1598

thin-belly1598

raw-boned1600

larbar1603

meagry?1603

fleshless1605

scraggy1611

ballow1612

lank-leana1616

skinnya1616

hagged1616

scraggling1616

carrion-like1620

extenuated1620

thin-gutted1620

haggard1630

scrannel1638

leanisha1645

skeletontal1651

overlean1657

emaciated1665

slank1668

lathy1672

emaciate1676

nithered1691

emacerated1704

lean-looking1713

scranky1735

squinny-gut(s)1742

mauger1756

squinny1784

angular1789

etiolated1791

as thin (also lean) as a rail1795

wiry1808

slink1817

scranny1820

famine-hollowed1822

sharp featured1824

reedy1830

scrawny1833

stringy1833

lean-ribbeda1845

skeletony1852

famine-pinched1856

shelly1866

flesh-fallen1876

thinnish1884

all horn and hide1890

unfurnished1893

bone-thin1899

underweight1899

asthenic1925

skin-and-bony1935

skinny-malinky1940

skeletal1952

pencil-neck1960

1866 J. Sleigh Derbyshire Gloss. in Reliquary 6 167 Shelly, said of a beast which does not carry flesh.

1884 Live Stock Jrnl. 1 Aug. 106/3 Darlington Dog Show... Glendale..is rather inclined to be shelly, with drooping quarters.

1893 Kennel Gaz. Aug. 213/2 Her kennel companion..is too shelly all through.

in combination.1901 Scotsman 12 Nov. 8/3 A man of Mr. Maxwell's build cannot get his arms away so freely as a shelly-built player.

3. Of an animal: Having a shell; shell-.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > covering or skin > [adjective] > having a hard protective covering > having a shell

shelly1593

cockled1598

testaceous1646

1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares 71 b In theyr hollowe Caues..shelly Snayles shall keepe house.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Nautile, the shellie Pourcountrell.

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VII. 65 Of all animals of the shelly tribe, the Pholades are the most wonderful.

4. Formed of a (sea)shell; consisting of (sea) shells or shellfish.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Mollusca > [adjective] > bearing, consisting of, or producing molluscs

shelly1716

molluscigerous1877

the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Mollusca > [adjective] > of parts of molluscs > of shell or parts of shell > formed of or consisting of shells

shelly1716

1716 J. Gay Trivia iii. 65 Be sure observe where brown Ostrea stands, Who boasts her shelly Ware from Wallfleet Sands.

1721 T. D'Urfey Ariadne ii. i, in New Opera's 202 And loud with quavering Sounds on shelly Hautboys, Tritons shall sing.

1733 E. Budgell Bee IV. 400 A pointed Bulrush ev'ry Heroe bears, And ev'ry Head a Shelly Helmet wears.

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Shells The great good these shelly fragments do to the lands they are used on.

1759 J. Grainger tr. Sulpicia Poems i. 25 Whatever Gems the swarthy Indians boast, Their shelly Treasures [etc.].

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	shelly
释义	shellyn. Etymology: < shell n. + -y suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈshelly. A shell.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1613 F. Beaumont Knight of Burning Pestle iv. sig. I2^v Sluggish snails, that erst were mute, do creep out of their shelies [rhyme bellies]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online September 2019). shellyadj. Brit. /ˈʃɛli/, U.S. /ˈʃɛli/ Etymology: < shell n. + -y suffix¹. 1. Abounding in (sea)shells; of a geological formation, consisting wholly or mainly of shells. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > formations by contents > [adjective] > containing organic remains > containing shells shelly1555 shell1587 conchylaceous1799 conchitic1811 conchiferous1830 orbitoidal1848 1555 R. Eden Two Viages into Guinea in tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 351 Vpon the coast of Barberie..there is .xv. fadome and good shelly grounde and sande. 1650 S. Clarke Marrow Eccl. Hist. (1654) i. 172 Amidst the shelly rocks of the sea. 1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors v. 207 We found..Muscle-shels, and in some places such abundance of them, as would induce a man to imagine that the Rock was made up of sand and shels... We observ'd all along the Caspian Sea, many of these shelly Mountains. 1725 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey I. iv. 555 The shelly shore. 1751 J. Bartram Observ. Trav. from Pensilvania 17 The rock consisted of a dark coloured shelly stone. 1767 Bartram's Jrnl. 18 in W. Stork Acct. E. Florida (ed. 2) Landed at a high shelly bluff. 1824 G. Chalmers Caledonia III. iii. iii. 221 Marle of the shelly kind. 1831 H. T. De la Beche Geol. Man. iv. 239 A coarse shelly and sandy limestone. 1877 J. Le Conte Elements Geol. (1879) 153 Mollusca which..leave their dead shells..and thus form sometimes pure shelly deposits. 2. a. Consisting of or of the nature of a shell; forming a covering resembling a shell; shell-like. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > specific areas or structures > [adjective] > outer covering > having or like a shell shellc1440 shelled1577 shelly1593 hard-shelled1599 soft-shelled1611 thick-shelleda1657 the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > fruit or reproductive product > nut > [adjective] > of or relating to a shell shaled1567 putaminous1598 shelly1778 1593 W. Shakespeare Venus & Adonis sig. G^v As the snaile..Shrinks backward in his shellie caue with paine. View more context for this quotation 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxii. viii. 441 The shellie skin of the sea Vrchin. 1662 J. A. Comenius Janua Linguarum Trilinguis 27 The slow-pac'd cockle [snail] carryeth about with it its shelly lodge. 1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis i. §ii. i. 18 The fore-part of his Tail is encompass'd with shelly Rings. 1778 C. Milne Bot. Dict. (ed. 2) 145 The shelly or husky outside incloses a white bitter pulp. 1815 S. Brookes Introd. Conchol. 96 A subcylindrical shelly or bony body. 1843 C. Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit (1844) xxi. 272 The very winkle of your country in his shelly lair. 1872 H. A. Nicholson Man. Palæontol. 201 In the typical Terebratulæ, the internal skeleton which supports the arms is a short shelly hoop. b. Of coal: see quot. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > hydrocarbon minerals > [adjective] > coal > slaty or shaly shelly1687 bony1840 1687 J. Clayton Let. in R. Boyle Corr. (2001) VI. 220 Within halfe a yard We found a shelly coale, the Candle being then put down into the hole, the Air catched fire, & continued burning, there had formerly Coale pitts in the same Close of ground. 1881 Trans. Amer. Inst. Mining Engineers 1880–1 9 174 Shelly, the condition of coal which has been so much faulted and twisted that it is not massive, but easily breaks into conchoidal pieces. c. figurative. Hollow-sounding, empty. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > [adjective] emptya1225 sleevelessc1450 dumb1531 insensible1538 senseless1579 weetless1579 unsignificant1603 surd1605 matterless1612 unmeaning1632 non-significative1633 brute1642 shelly1648 insignificant1651 insignificative1660 unsignificative1664 unsignifying1665 unsensed1667 meaningless1728 bilka1734 meanless1734 inexpressive1744 unideal1751 unexpressive1755 idealess1793 unsuggestive1797 tenorless1821 themeless1840 nonsensible1851 inarticulate1855 purportless1865 expressionless1871 vacuous1872 contentless1886 unmeaningful1897 1648 E. Symmons Vindic. King Charles (new ed.) 132 What they intend by cajol'd, and whom by cabalistical Adversaries, I stand not to argue, for the words are shelly. d. Of a thin, bony, and lanky build. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > slim shape or physique > [adjective] > thin leanc1000 thinc1000 swonga1300 meagrea1398 empty?c1400 (as) thin (also lean, rank) as a rakec1405 macilent?a1425 rawc1425 gauntc1440 to be skin and bone (also bones)c1450 leany?a1475 swampc1480 scarrya1500 pinched1514 extenuate1528 lean-fleshed1535 carrion-lean1542 spare1548 lank1553 carrion1565 brawn-fallen1578 raw-bone1590 scraggeda1591 thin-bellied1591 rake-lean1593 bare-boned1594 forlorn1594 Lented1594 lean-looked1597 shotten herring1598 spiny1598 starved1598 thin-belly1598 raw-boned1600 larbar1603 meagry?1603 fleshless1605 scraggy1611 ballow1612 lank-leana1616 skinnya1616 hagged1616 scraggling1616 carrion-like1620 extenuated1620 thin-gutted1620 haggard1630 scrannel1638 leanisha1645 skeletontal1651 overlean1657 emaciated1665 slank1668 lathy1672 emaciate1676 nithered1691 emacerated1704 lean-looking1713 scranky1735 squinny-gut(s)1742 mauger1756 squinny1784 angular1789 etiolated1791 as thin (also lean) as a rail1795 wiry1808 slink1817 scranny1820 famine-hollowed1822 sharp featured1824 reedy1830 scrawny1833 stringy1833 lean-ribbeda1845 skeletony1852 famine-pinched1856 shelly1866 flesh-fallen1876 thinnish1884 all horn and hide1890 unfurnished1893 bone-thin1899 underweight1899 asthenic1925 skin-and-bony1935 skinny-malinky1940 skeletal1952 pencil-neck1960 1866 J. Sleigh Derbyshire Gloss. in Reliquary 6 167 Shelly, said of a beast which does not carry flesh. 1884 Live Stock Jrnl. 1 Aug. 106/3 Darlington Dog Show... Glendale..is rather inclined to be shelly, with drooping quarters. 1893 Kennel Gaz. Aug. 213/2 Her kennel companion..is too shelly all through. in combination.1901 Scotsman 12 Nov. 8/3 A man of Mr. Maxwell's build cannot get his arms away so freely as a shelly-built player. 3. Of an animal: Having a shell; shell-. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > covering or skin > [adjective] > having a hard protective covering > having a shell shelly1593 cockled1598 testaceous1646 1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares 71 b In theyr hollowe Caues..shelly Snayles shall keepe house. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Nautile, the shellie Pourcountrell. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VII. 65 Of all animals of the shelly tribe, the Pholades are the most wonderful. 4. Formed of a (sea)shell; consisting of (sea) shells or shellfish. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Mollusca > [adjective] > bearing, consisting of, or producing molluscs shelly1716 molluscigerous1877 the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Mollusca > [adjective] > of parts of molluscs > of shell or parts of shell > formed of or consisting of shells shelly1716 1716 J. Gay Trivia iii. 65 Be sure observe where brown Ostrea stands, Who boasts her shelly Ware from Wallfleet Sands. 1721 T. D'Urfey Ariadne ii. i, in New Opera's 202 And loud with quavering Sounds on shelly Hautboys, Tritons shall sing. 1733 E. Budgell Bee IV. 400 A pointed Bulrush ev'ry Heroe bears, And ev'ry Head a Shelly Helmet wears. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Shells The great good these shelly fragments do to the lands they are used on. 1759 J. Grainger tr. Sulpicia Poems i. 25 Whatever Gems the swarthy Indians boast, Their shelly Treasures [etc.]. 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shellyn.

shellyadj.