"shoaly" meaning in English

See shoaly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈʃəʊli/ Forms: shoalier [comparative], shoaliest [superlative]
Rhymes: -əʊli Etymology: From shoal + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|shoal|y}} shoal + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|shoalier}} shoaly (comparative shoalier, superlative shoaliest)
  1. Full of shoals, or shallows.

Inflected forms

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