naily

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adjective

full of nails (the fastener)

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Meanings

adjectivenaily (comparative more naily, superlative most naily)

comparative more naily · superlative most naily

  1. full of nails (the fastener)
  2. having long or overly protruding nails (fingernails or toenails)

    As his black, naily fingers dug loose the scaly pig's skin, wandering tears came to the bo'sun 's eyes.

    1970, Arthur Mason, The cook and the captain bold

Origin

From nail + -y.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

inlayYilanNilay
Cite this entry
APA

naily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naily

MLA

“naily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naily. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “naily,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naily.

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