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shoaly

shoal·y
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [shoh-lee]
    • /ˈʃoʊ li/
    • /ʃˈəʊəli/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shoh-lee]
    • /ˈʃoʊ li/

Definitions of shoaly word

  • adjective shoaly full of shoals or shallows. 1
  • adjective shoaly (of the sea) full of shoals; shallow 0

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Origin of shoaly

First appearance:

before 1605
One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15; shoal1 + -y1

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Parts of speech for Shoaly

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

shoaly popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

shoaly usage trend in Literature

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