Eely
//ˈiːli// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Resembling an eel: long, thin and slippery.
"The great ugly sharky fish was hooked forward by Josh and placed in a great basket, where it lay writhing its eely tail, and flapping its wing-like fins as the boat slowly progressed, and bait after bait was replaced, many being untouched, the thornback, skate, or ray being the only fish taken."
Example
More examples"The great ugly sharky fish was hooked forward by Josh and placed in a great basket, where it lay writhing its eely tail, and flapping its wing-like fins as the boat slowly progressed, and bait after bait was replaced, many being untouched, the thornback, skate, or ray being the only fish taken."
Etymology
From eel + -y.
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