Sekirov Dictionary

telly

/ˈtɛli/

noun 7
adjective 1
forms 4

noun7

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(UK, informal) Television.
- Not much on telly tonight, as usual!
•
(UK, informal) A television set.
- We've got a new flat-screen telly.
•
(US, slang) A hotel or motel.
- I'm staying at the telly this weekend.
(UK, informal) Telegraph.
(UK, informal) Telephone.
(UK, informal) Telecommunication.
(UK, informal) Teleport.

adjective1

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(informal) Inclined to telling (by explicitly stating facts), instead of showing (by conveying an impression so that events are described in the narrative).
- I think my problem with it is that it's a) a little "telly" not "showy" in comparison to the rest […] — 1999

forms

tellies · tellys · more telly · most telly

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