shoaly adj 1: full of submerged reefs or sandbanks or shoals; "reefy shallows"; "shoaly waters" [syn: {reefy}, {shelfy}, {shelvy}, {shoaly}]
Shoaly \Shoal"y\, a. Full of shoals, or shallow places. [1913 Webster] The tossing vessel sailed on shoaly ground. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]