yelly

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adjective

Tending to yell.

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Meanings

adjectiveyelly (comparative yellier, superlative yelliest)

comparative yellier · superlative yelliest

  1. informalTending to yell.

    If someone talks to you in a way that makes sense and explains why you shouldn't take HIS stuff, you won't. If they get all yelly and huffy and accusatory, though, well, they're just mean people.

    2001 April 29, Sea Wasp, “Portability of concepts”, in rec.arts.sf.written (Usenet)

Origin

From yell + -y.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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