Jelly Definition
jĕlē
jellied, jellies, jellying
noun
jellies
A soft, partially transparent, semisolid food resulting from the cooling of fruit juice boiled with sugar, or of meat juice cooked down.
Webster's New World
Something, such as a petroleum ointment, having the consistency of a soft, semisolid food substance.
American Heritage
Any substance like this; gelatinous substance.
Webster's New World
A shapeless, pulpy mass.
The hero's laser zapped the monster, turning it to jelly.
American Heritage
Something, such as a body part, that has suddenly become limp or enervated.
Her knees turned to jelly when she learned she won first prize.
American Heritage
verb
jellied, jellies, jellying
To make into jelly.
Webster's New World
To become jelly.
Webster's New World
To coat, fill, or serve with jelly.
Webster's New World
adjective
(slang) Jealous.
Wiktionary
Origin of Jelly
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Middle English gelee from Old French from Vulgar Latin gelāta from Latin feminine past participle of gelāre to freeze gel- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Old French gelee, from geler (“to congeal”), from Latin gelū.
From Wiktionary
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From jealous by shortening.
From Wiktionary
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