sheltery

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adjective

Giving shelter, acting as a shelter.

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Meanings

adjectivesheltery (comparative more sheltery, superlative most sheltery)

comparative more sheltery · superlative most sheltery

  1. Giving shelter, acting as a shelter.

    They spend their winters under the warm and sheltery shores of Gibraltar and Barbary.

    1866, Gilbert White, (Please provide the book title or journal name)

Origin

From shelter + -y.

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Cite this entry
APA

sheltery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sheltery

MLA

“sheltery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sheltery. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sheltery,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sheltery.

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