English

Alternative forms

• silly, sillie (Scotland)

Adjective

selly ‎(comparative sellier or more selly, superlative selliest or most selly)

1. (Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Rare; wonderful; admirable.

Adverb

selly ‎(comparative sellier or more selly, superlative selliest or most selly)

1. (Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Wonderfully, wondrous.
   • Malory

     His brother was.. selly sick and sore unsound.

Noun

selly ‎(plural sellies)

1. (Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A marvel; wonder; something wonderful or rare.
   • 1995, Robert J. Blanch, Julian N. Wasserman, From Pearl to Gawain:

     The line is a masterstroke of noncommitment, for the event is a "selly" in the sight of some unidentified readers.