eelyadj.

Brit.

/ˈiːli/, U.S.

/ˈili/

Etymology: < eel n. + -y suffix¹.

Eel-like.

†a. Resembling the flesh of an eel. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1655 T. Moffett & C. Bennet Healths Improvem. vi. 48 A conger..is..of a moist soft and eely substance.

b. Resembling an eel in movement; wriggling, writhing.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > writhing or twisting movement > [adjective] > wriggling > characterized by or given to

wriggling1608

squirmy1836

eely1862

wriggly1866

scriggly1888

1862 C. S. Calverley Verses & Transl. 16 I..See you sit with that composure On the eeliest of hacks.

1871 Cassell's Mag. 22 July 336/1 We have the pleasure of seeing the snaky, eely monster whisking about in the water.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	eely
释义	eelyadj. Brit. /ˈiːli/, U.S. /ˈili/ Etymology: < eel n. + -y suffix¹. Eel-like. †a. Resembling the flesh of an eel. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1655 T. Moffett & C. Bennet Healths Improvem. vi. 48 A conger..is..of a moist soft and eely substance. b. Resembling an eel in movement; wriggling, writhing. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > writhing or twisting movement > [adjective] > wriggling > characterized by or given to wriggling1608 squirmy1836 eely1862 wriggly1866 scriggly1888 1862 C. S. Calverley Verses & Transl. 16 I..See you sit with that composure On the eeliest of hacks. 1871 Cassell's Mag. 22 July 336/1 We have the pleasure of seeing the snaky, eely monster whisking about in the water. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1655
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