Definition of "telly" in Englisch

noun

1. Television.

   • Not much on telly tonight, as usual!
   • You're from telly!

2. A television set.

   • We've got a new flat-screen telly.

3. Telegraph.

4. Telephone.

5. Teleport.

6. Telecommunication.

noun

1. (US, Canada, chiefly MTE, slang) A hotel or motel.

   • I'm staying at the telly this weekend.

adjective

1. (informal, chiefly of a literary work) Inclined to telling (by explicitly stating facts), instead of showing (by conveying an impression so that events are described in the narrative).