Meanings
adjectivewaily (comparative wailier, superlative wailiest)
comparative wailier · superlative wailiest
- Tending to wail; complaining.
- Resembling or characteristic of a wail.
I distinctly saw merriment (upper school goths and Suzy nodding their heads to waily music) through the window.
2013, Joanna Nadin, The Rachel Riley Diaries: My So-Called Life
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Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with waily
dailyIsraelibaileyDaleyHayleykaleHaileyukulelebaillieKayleeceilidhgailytriticalepalyKayleighcapercaillieKayliegaylyshillelaghKayleybanjoleleKaylea
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APA
waily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waily
MLA
“waily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waily. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “waily,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waily.
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