"shiply" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: shiplier [comparative], more shiply [comparative], shipliest [superlative], most shiply [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English *schipli, from Old English sciplīċ (“naval, relating to a fleet”), equivalent to ship + -ly. Compare shiplike. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*schipli}} Middle English *schipli, {{inh|en|ang|sciplīċ||naval, relating to a fleet}} Old English sciplīċ (“naval, relating to a fleet”), {{suffix|en|ship|ly}} ship + -ly Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} shiply (comparative shiplier or more shiply, superlative shipliest or most shiply)
  1. Of, resembling, or relating to a ship or ships; naval.

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