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skilly

Etymology 1 n. (context obsolete nautical English) skillygalee. Etymology 2

a. (context Scotland northern England English) skilled, skilful.

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skilly

n. a thin porridge or soup (usually oatmeal and water flavored with meat)

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Skilly

Skilly may refer to:

  • Skilly Hills, South Australia, Australia
  • Skilly Peak, Graham Land, Antarctica
  • Reginald Skilly Williams (1890-1959), English footballer
  • Skida "Skilly" Thibodeau, a main villain in Prince of Sparta, a science fiction novel by Jerry Pournelle and S. M. Stirling
  • Skully (game), a children's game also released in 2006 as Skilly

Usage examples of "skilly".

Skilly much of the way of fighting the guerrillero, the little war, but Skilly put the books to work.

And Petie, you tell His Majesty, Skilly not order anyone to kill his father.

If it was left to Skilly it would be the Palace, but my guess is that Murasaki prefers Plataia.

The Royals would cheerfully hang him if they could catch him, and the only places he knew to hide from the Royals were controlled by Skilly.

Skilly tossed over her shoulder, as she and Croser paused at the head of the stairs, arms about each other's waists.

Anyway, one night they went to a charity thing, and Croser was there with that Skilly.

Skilly had been eclectically well read even before she arrived on Sparta, but sometimes he regretted introducing her to the classic works on guerrilla warfare and factional politics.