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selly

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
9
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈsɛli/

Definition of selly

3 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal)Rare; wonderful; admirable
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adj

  1. (Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal)Rare; wonderful; admirable

adv

  1. (Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal)Wonderfully, wondrously.
    “His brother was […] selly sick and sore unsound.”

noun

  1. (Northern-England, Scotland, UK, dialectal)A marvel; wonder; something wonderful or rare
    “The line is a masterstroke of noncommitment, for the event is a "selly" in the sight of some unidentified readers.”

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Etymology

From Middle English selly, selly, sellich, from Old English sellīċ, seldlīċ (“rare, strange, wondrous”), from Proto-West Germanic *seldalīk, from Proto-Germanic *seldalīkaz, equivalent to seld + -ly. Cognate with Scots selly, silly (“approved, good, worthy”), Old Saxon seldlīk (“rare, wonderful”), Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (sildaleiks, “wonderful”).

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