swelly

adj

Etymology

From swell + -y.

  1. inherited from *swellaną — “to swell
  2. inherited from *swellan
  3. inherited from swellan
  4. inherited from swellen
  5. suffixed as swelly — “swell + y

Definitions

  1. Tending to bulge or swell.

    • He had a nasty face though, the boy considered, and looked like a bounder because he had pimples, a swelly nose, a loud voice, and a swanky manner. The boy disapproved of him wholly.
  2. Alternative form of swally

  3. An abnormal local thickening of a seam of coal.

The neighborhood

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