telly

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɛli/ Rhymes: -ɛli === Etymology 1 === Shortened form of tele(vision) +‎ -y. ==== Noun ==== telly (countable and uncountable, plural tellies or (nonstandard) tellys) (UK, Commonwealth, Ireland, colloquial) Television. 2007 August 24, Graham Linehan, The IT Crowd, Season 2, Episode 1: You're from telly! A television set. Telegraph. Telephone. Teleport. Telecommunication. ===== Usage notes ===== The plural is not used in the US. ===== Alternative forms ===== tele (UK, rare) ===== Synonyms ===== tube (US), TV ===== Derived terms ===== telly tennis ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Shortened form of (ho)tel and/or (mo)tel +‎ -y. ==== Noun ==== telly (plural tellies) (US, Canada, chiefly MTE, slang) A hotel or motel. === Etymology 3 === From tell +‎ -y, related to the writing advice show, don't tell. ==== Adjective ==== telly (comparative more telly, superlative most telly) (informal, chiefly of a literary work) Inclined to telling (by explicitly stating facts), instead of showing (by conveying an impression so that events are described in the narrative). Antonym: showy === Anagrams === Lytle