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wheely en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈ(h)wili/ (General-American)
  • /ˈ(h)wiːli/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From wheel + -y.

Meanings

  1. (informal) Circular; suitable to rotation.
  2. (informal) Having wheels; mounted on wheels; wheeled.
    • He sat in a wheely chair just inside the door, spinning one way and the other, lifting up his knees to spin faster. 2007, Lucy Eyre, If Minds Had Toes:
    • "Let's go!" Jane added with a big smile. With one hand she dragged my wheely suitcase. With the other she took Gianna's hand and led us out of the airport. 2015 March, Cindy Callaghan, Lost in Paris, New York, N.Y.: Aladdin M!X, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, →ISBN, page 175:
    • Thanks to those with their wheely suitcases, navigating around Midtown Manhattan, especially at this time of year, is like playing a game of dodge 'em. 2007 December 26, “Oops! My Rolling Bag Just Crushed Your Toe”, in The New York Times:
    • wheely bag  wheely basket  wheely bin  wheely cart  wheely chair
  3. (informal) Having characteristics of a wheel.

Forms

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wheelie alternative lexicographic
most wheely Degree=Sup lexicographic
wheelier Degree=Cmp lexicographic
wheeliest Degree=Sup lexicographic
more wheely Degree=Cmp lexicographic

wheely en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈ(h)wili/ (General-American)
  • /ˈ(h)wiːli/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From wheel + -y.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of wheelie.
    alt of wheelie
    • I learned how to let the clutch out slo-ow-ly so my tractor wouldn't pop a wheely and go hauling over backward. 2004, Muffy Mead-Ferro, “The World Isn’t Childproof”, in Confessions of a Slacker Mom, Cambridge, Mass.: Da Capo Lifelong, →ISBN:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
wheelies Number=Plur lexicographic