EGAVE

pilly

Meaning

  1. adjective Covered in pills (particles created by mechanical wear).
    After many washings, my favorite sweater is faded and pilly.
  2. adjective Characterized by or involving many pills.
  3. noun Pill.
  4. noun A pillhead. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  5. noun The lilly-pilly.
  6. noun Pilchard.
  7. noun One who rides pillion.
  8. noun pillow

Similar words

pilular pilled out pilulous pilled lapilliform pulverulous pellety pily pulveraceous pulverulentous

Often followed by

gully and was

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