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skelly
(ˈskɛlɪ)n, pl -lies
(Animals) a whitefish, Coregonus stigmaticus, of certain lakes in the Lake District
[C18: perhaps from dialect skell a shell or scale, and so called because of its large scales]
skelly
(ˈskɛlɪ)vb (intr) , -lies, -lying or -lied
to look sideways or squint
n, pl -lies
a quick look; glance
adj
(Pathology) Also: skelly-eyed cross-eyed
[probably from Old Norse, from skjalgr wry; related to Old English sceolh a squint]
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skelly
Past participle: skellied
Gerund: skellying
| Imperative |
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| skelly |
| skelly |
| Present |
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| I skelly |
| you skelly |
| he/she/it skellies |
| we skelly |
| you skelly |
| they skelly |
| Preterite |
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| I skellied |
| you skellied |
| he/she/it skellied |
| we skellied |
| you skellied |
| they skellied |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am skellying |
| you are skellying |
| he/she/it is skellying |
| we are skellying |
| you are skellying |
| they are skellying |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have skellied |
| you have skellied |
| he/she/it has skellied |
| we have skellied |
| you have skellied |
| they have skellied |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was skellying |
| you were skellying |
| he/she/it was skellying |
| we were skellying |
| you were skellying |
| they were skellying |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had skellied |
| you had skellied |
| he/she/it had skellied |
| we had skellied |
| you had skellied |
| they had skellied |
| Future |
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| I will skelly |
| you will skelly |
| he/she/it will skelly |
| we will skelly |
| you will skelly |
| they will skelly |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have skellied |
| you will have skellied |
| he/she/it will have skellied |
| we will have skellied |
| you will have skellied |
| they will have skellied |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be skellying |
| you will be skellying |
| he/she/it will be skellying |
| we will be skellying |
| you will be skellying |
| they will be skellying |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been skellying |
| you have been skellying |
| he/she/it has been skellying |
| we have been skellying |
| you have been skellying |
| they have been skellying |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been skellying |
| you will have been skellying |
| he/she/it will have been skellying |
| we will have been skellying |
| you will have been skellying |
| they will have been skellying |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been skellying |
| you had been skellying |
| he/she/it had been skellying |
| we had been skellying |
| you had been skellying |
| they had been skellying |
| Conditional |
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| I would skelly |
| you would skelly |
| he/she/it would skelly |
| we would skelly |
| you would skelly |
| they would skelly |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have skellied |
| you would have skellied |
| he/she/it would have skellied |
| we would have skellied |
| you would have skellied |
| they would have skellied |
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