welly

American  

[wel-ee] / ˈwɛl i /

Also wellie

noun

Chiefly British Informal.

wellies plural

1. Usually wellies. Wellington boot.

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welly British  

/ ˈwɛlɪ /

noun

1. Also called: welly boot.  informal a Wellington boot

2. slang energy, concentration, or commitment (esp in the phrase give it some welly )

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• wellies
  plural

Etymology

Origin of welly

First recorded in 1960–65; Well(ington boot) ( def. ) + -y ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Felly fu; aeth pawb i’w fan, ac i’w wely y noson hono. 

From Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales by Owen, Elias

Gwrthod wely tyfod hir, A gwrtheb f’ wyneb, feinir!

From Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Ancient Welsh Bards by Evans, Evan

The shrines were sometimes a little chamber, with a domed top, like a modern wely or saint's tomb, or sometimes a roof on four pillars with a dwarf wall or lattice work around three sides.

From The Religion of Ancient Egypt by Petrie, W. M. Flinders (William Matthew Flinders), Sir