shellier

/ˈʃɛliər/
adjective
  1. Having more shells or shell fragments than something else.
    • This beach is shellier than the one we visited yesterday.
    • The shellier parts of the shore are harder to walk on barefoot.
    • After the storm, the tide line became even shellier than before.
  2. More like a shell in appearance or texture.
    • Her fingernails grew shellier after she started taking vitamins.
    • Among the fossils, this one is shellier and more brittle.
    • The newer pottery glaze has a shellier, more pearlescent finish.
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