Antonyms for kelly


Grammar : Adj
Spell : kel-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɛl i


Definition of kelly

Origin :
  • common Irish surname, from Old Irish ceallach "war." As a type of pool played with 15 balls, it is attested from 1898. Kelly green first recorded 1917.
  • As in green : adj emerald in color
Example sentences :
  • The office of Bolton & Kelly has been the school of many prominent lawyers.
  • Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin
  • Pee-wee wondered who Kelly was and where his barn was located.
  • Extract from : « Pee-wee Harris » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
  • Then he gave Kelly a moderately truthful account of what had occurred.
  • Extract from : « People of Position » by Stanley Portal Hyatt
  • He had never given Kelly a hint, and no one else could have told him.
  • Extract from : « People of Position » by Stanley Portal Hyatt
  • Kelly, himself, had arrived in England with nothing, an unknown man.
  • Extract from : « People of Position » by Stanley Portal Hyatt
  • Jimmy went to the club which he knew Kelly used most, but the journalist was not there.
  • Extract from : « People of Position » by Stanley Portal Hyatt
  • Faix, Mr. Kelly, but it's yourself can make a tumbler of punch with any man.
  • Extract from : « The Macdermots of Ballycloran » by Anthony Trollope
  • Jedediah Cahoon had not been in the Kelly employ for more than six weeks.
  • Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Kelly did not know where he had gone and, apparently, did not care.
  • Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Only, unless you want to be lonesome, you'll have to change your name to Kelly.'
  • Extract from : « The Depot Master » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Synonyms for kelly

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