shoaly

English

Etymology

From shoal +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃəʊli/
  • Rhymes: -əʊli

Adjective

shoaly (comparative shoalier, superlative shoaliest)

  1. Full of shoals, or shallows.
    • 1697, Virgil, “The Fifth Book of the Æneis”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
      The tossing vessel sailed on shoaly ground.

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