English Explanatory Dictionary

shelfy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Abounding in shelves; containing crossbedded hard and soft layers that result in rocky shelves at varying angles.
  2. Full of strata of rock.
  3. Shelf-like; resembling or pertaining to a shelf.
  4. Relatively horizontal and flat with low friction.

Pronunciation

/ˈʃɛlfi/

Word forms

shelfy more shelfy most shelfy

Etymology

From shelf + -y.

Synonyms

shelvy
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