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English
Etymology 1
Clipping of Wellington boot + -y.
Pronunciation
Noun
welly (countable and uncountable, plural wellies)
- (countable, informal) Wellington boot.
2009, Verse for Ages:Dad has great big welly boots. For squishing in the mud; Two great big black welly boots: Thud, thud, thud.
- (uncountable, informal) Force on a pedal or increase to any fuel or power for an engine or motor.
- (uncountable, informal) Force or effort.
- Synonyms: back, elbow grease
Come on! Put some welly into it!
Derived terms
Translations
force on a pedal or increase to any fuel or power for an engine or motor
Etymology 2
From welne, a dialectal variant of well-nigh.
Adverb
welly (not comparable)
- (obsolete, UK, Ireland, dialect) Almost; nearly.
1853, Notes & Queries, volume 8, page 64:A person exceedingly hungry says, "I'm welly clem'd; I'm almost or well-nigh starved." It is the ordinary appeal of a beggar in the streets, when asking for food.
References
- Joseph Wright (1893) The English Dialect Dictionary, page 430