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quilly

adj
/ˈkwɪli/UK

Etymology

From quill + -y.

  1. derived from *gʷelH-✻ — “to pierce, stick”
  2. derived from quiele
  3. inherited from quyl
  4. suffixed as quilly — “quill + y”

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to or resembling a quill.

  2. With quills

    With quills; quilled.

    • […] sometimes you may even run across a quilly ball lying right on top of the ledge, or catch one of the numerous porcupine family picking its way leisurely among the rocks.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA