Telly vs Selly - What's the difference?
telly | selly |
Television
A television set
Rare; wonderful; admirable.
Wonderfully.
A marvel; wonder; something wonderful or rare.
*1995 , Robert J. Blanch, Julian N. Wasserman, From Pearl to Gawain :
As nouns the difference between telly and selly
is that telly is television while selly is a marvel; wonder; something wonderful or rare.As an adjective selly is
rare; wonderful; admirable.As an adverb selly is
wonderfully.telly
English
Noun
(en-noun)- Not much on telly tonight, as usual!
- We've got a new, flat-screen telly .
Derived terms
* telly tennisUsage notes
The plural is not used in the US.Synonyms
* tube (US), TV, tele (UK, rare)selly
English
Alternative forms
* (l), (l) (Scotland)Adjective
(en-adj)Adverb
(en-adv)Noun
(sellies)- The line is a masterstroke of noncommitment, for the event is a "selly " in the sight of some unidentified readers.