What does shelvy mean?

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shelvy

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. reefy, shelfy, shelvy, shoalyadjective

    full of submerged reefs or sandbanks or shoals

    "reefy shallows"; "shoaly waters"

Wiktionary

  1. shelvyadjective

    Having shelves.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Shelvyadjective

    Shallow; rocky; full of banks.

    Etymology: from shelf.

    I had been drowned, but that the shore was shelvy and shallow. William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor.

Wikipedia

  1. Shelvy

    Shelvy (1960 – 21 August 2003) was an Indian publisher, poet, novelist and short story writer in Malayalam–language. He owned the Calicut-based Mulberry Publications, a renowned publication house that promoted many new Malayalam authors and also introduced several great writers of foreign languages to Malayali readers.

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  1. shelvy

    There isn't a general definition for "shelvy" as it isn't recognized as an official word in the English language by most dictionaries. However, it is sometimes used colloquially or regionally to describe a beach or area under the sea that has a steep or abrupt slope. The usage and meaning can greatly vary depending on context, and it's always evolving.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Shelvyadjective

    sloping gradually; shelving

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. SHELVY

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Shelvy is ranked #157234 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Shelvy surname appeared 103 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Shelvy.

    62.1% or 64 total occurrences were Black.
    35.9% or 37 total occurrences were White.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of shelvy in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of shelvy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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