whelky

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adjective

Having whelks, ridges, or protuberances.

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streakedstriated
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Meanings

adjectivewhelky (comparative more whelky, superlative most whelky)

comparative more whelky · superlative most whelky

  1. Having whelks, ridges, or protuberances.

    whelky pearles

    1590, Edmund Spenser, “(please specify the book)”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC

    Synonyms: streaked, striated

  2. Resembling a whelk (the sea snail)

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving whelks, ridges, or protuberances.

Similar
streakedstriated

Origin

From whelk + -y.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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