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gravelly

/ˈɡɹævəli/GRA-vuh-lee
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˈɡɹævəli/GRA-vuh-lee

Meaninglike small stones

Common meaning: full of or like gravel

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Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchgrave‘gravel’source
  2. Old Frenchgravelesource
  3. Middle Englishgravelsource
  4. Englishgravel‘small loose stones’
  5. Englishformed in English from gravelgravelly‘full of or like gravel’ · today

Sources & notes

Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: like small stones. It can be inferred from any of: gravel.

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from gravel + -ly (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).

Source words

  • grave Old French · source word “gravel”

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