shelled

American

[sheld] / ʃɛld /

adjective

having the shell removed.

shelled pecans.
(especially of field corn, grain, etc.) removed from the ear or husk.
having or enclosed in a shell.

Other Word Forms

unshelled adjective

Etymology

Origin of shelled

First recorded in 1570–80; shell + -ed ²

Example Sentences

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In February 1942, a Japanese submarine surfaced off the coast of Santa Barbara and shelled an oil refinery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Last October Utz shelled out for a California distribution network.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 7, 2026

In the same 12 month period to last October, Wizz Air handed over £1.7m to customers, Ryanair paid £1.68m, and EasyJet shelled out £371,000 in passenger compensation.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

Trilobites scurried across the seafloor among dense clusters of shelled mollusks.

From Science Daily • Jan. 11, 2026

The cratered streets were flanked by little more than ruins of shelled buildings and abandoned homes.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

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