welly

== English == === Etymology 1 === Clipping of Wellington boot +‎ -y. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈwɛli/ Rhymes: -ɛli ==== Noun ==== welly (countable and uncountable, plural wellies) (countable, informal) Wellington boot. (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 ===== Alternative forms ===== wellie ===== Derived terms ===== welly whanging give it some welly green welly brigade, green-welly welly it ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From welne, a dialectal variant of well-nigh. ==== Adverb ==== welly (not comparable) (obsolete, UK, Ireland, dialect) Almost; nearly. ===== References ===== Joseph Wright (1893), The English Dialect Dictionary, page 430 === Etymology 3 === ==== Adverb ==== welly (not comparable) (In representations of Chinese pronunciation) very.