Antonyms of adj shelfy
1 sense of shelfy
Sense 1
reefy, shelfy, shelvy, shoaly -- (full of submerged reefs or sandbanks or shoals; "reefy shallows"; "shoaly waters")
INDIRECT (VIA shallow) -> deep -- (having great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a center; sometimes used in combination; "a deep well"; "a deep dive"; "deep water"; "a deep casserole"; "a deep gash"; "deep massage"; "deep pressure receptors in muscles"; "deep shelves"; "a deep closet"; "surrounded by a deep yard"; "hit the ball to deep center field"; "in deep space"; "waist-deep")
Similarity of adj shelfy
1 sense of shelfy
Sense 1
reefy, shelfy, shelvy, shoaly -- (full of submerged reefs or sandbanks or shoals; "reefy shallows"; "shoaly waters")
=> shallow (vs. deep) -- (lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center; "shallow water"; "a shallow dish"; "a shallow cut"; "a shallow closet"; "established a shallow beachhead"; "hit the ball to shallow left field")