spilly

English

Etymology

spill +‎ -y

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪli

Adjective

spilly (comparative more spilly, superlative most spilly)

1. (colloquial) Prone to spilling.
   • 1980, Fannie Hurst, Anatomy of me:

     Then Jeffry, with heavy-handed humor which ill became him, complained within her hearing that most of his oyster stew, spilly food which he had intentionally ordered, had poured over into his coffee.

   • 2007, Mavis Kirkham, Exploring the dirty side of women's health:

     [He was] very windy, and he was very spilly right from the beginning. Just really spilly after every feed, numerous clothing changes for him and for me.