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ravelly

adj

Etymology

From ravel + -y.

  1. suffixed as ravelly — “ravel + y”

Definitions

  1. tangly

    tangly; entwined like fibres

    • Linen is usually pretty ravelly; wool is all right if it is preshrunk completely and is closely woven.
    • One could take them for threads of wool like those which you pull out of an old ravelly stocking.

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