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wally | walty |

As a proper noun Wally

is a diminutive of the male given names Walter and Wallace.

As a noun wally

is a fool.

As a verb wally

is alternate pronunciation (and hence spelling) of value.

As an adjective walty is

liable to roll over.

wally

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • A diminutive of the male given names Walter and Wallace.
  • * 2005 Joyce Carol Oates: Mother, Missing . Harper Perennial. page 108:
    • "'Mr. Szalla' is my eighty-two-year-old father, Nikki. Please call me 'Wally'."
    "Well. 'Wally'."
    I felt my face burn pleasantly. "Wally " was such a comfortable old-shoe kind of name.

    Anagrams

    * English diminutives of male given names

    walty

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Liable to roll over.
  • * Longfellow
    • This ship is so crank and walty
    I fear our grave she will be!
    (Webster 1913)