What does shelfy mean?
Definitions for shelfy
shelfy
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word shelfy.
Princeton's WordNet
reefy, shelfy, shelvy, shoalyadjective
full of submerged reefs or sandbanks or shoals
"reefy shallows"; "shoaly waters"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Shelfyadjective
Etymology: from shelf.
Glides by the syren’s cliffs a shelfy coast,
Long infamous for ships and sailors lost,
And white with bones. Dryden.The tillable fields are in some places so tough, that the plough will scarcely cut them; and in some so shelfy that the corn hath much ado to fasten its root. Carew.
Webster Dictionary
Shelfyadjective
abounding in shelves; full of dangerous shallows
Shelfyadjective
full of strata of rock
Anagrams for shelfy »
fleshy
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of shelfy in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of shelfy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Translations for shelfy
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- الجرفArabic
Get even more translations for shelfy »
Translation
Find a translation for the shelfy definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"shelfy." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 6 May 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/shelfy>.
Discuss these shelfy definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In