Synonyms: shelfy, shelvy, shoaly, reefy
Definition: full of submerged reefs or sandbanks or shoals
Usage: reefy shallows; shoaly waters
Similar words: shallow
Definition: lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
Usage: shallow water; a shallow dish; a shallow cut; a shallow closet; established a shallow beachhead; hit the ball to shallow left field