shoaly

WORDNET DICTIONARY

shoaly(s = adj.all) reefy, shelfy, shelvy - full of submerged reefs or sandbanks or shoals; "reefy shallows"; "shoaly waters"

Derived form noun shoal₁

shoaly, a.

Full of shoals, or shallow places. [1913 Webster]

"The tossing vessel sailed on shoaly ground." [1913 Webster]

N shallowness, shoals, mere scratch, shallow, slight, superficial, skin deep, ankle deep, knee deep, just enough to wet one's feet, shoal, shoaly.

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