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SHINGLY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Abounding in small stones

Example:

landed at a shingly little beach

Synonyms:

gravelly; pebbly; shingly

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

rough; unsmooth (having or caused by an irregular surface)

Derivation:

shingle (coarse beach gravel of small waterworn stones and pebbles (or a stretch of shore covered with such gravel))

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