Usually means: Put aside for later consideration.
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We found 17 dictionaries that define the word shelved:

General (12 matching dictionaries)
  1. shelved: Merriam-Webster
  2. shelved: Collins English Dictionary
  3. shelved: Vocabulary.com
  4. Shelved, shelved: Wordnik
  5. shelved: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. shelved: Wiktionary
  7. shelved: Dictionary.com
  8. shelved: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  9. Shelved: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  10. Shelved: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  11. shelved: FreeDictionary.org
  12. shelved: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. MoneyGlossary.com (No longer online)
  2. Dictionary of Management Jargon (No longer online)
  3. shelved: Legal dictionary

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. shelved: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. Shelved: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (shelved)

▸ adjective:  (not comparable) Of or pertaining to a shelving; having shelves.
▸ adjective:  Postponed or put aside indefinitely.

Similar:
set back, hold over, postpone, put off, defer, put over, remit, table, classificational, bibliothecal, more...

Opposite:
unshelved, displayed, exhibited, showcased

Types:
bookshelf, credenza, hutch, armoire, bookcase, chincabinet, curio cabinet, etagere, more...

Colors:
    beige,     brown,     tan,     oak,     walnut, more...

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Similar:
set back, hold over, postpone, put off, defer, put over, remit, table, classificational, bibliothecal, more...

Opposite:
unshelved, displayed, exhibited, showcased

Types:
bookshelf, credenza, hutch, armoire, bookcase, chincabinet, curio cabinet, etagere, more...

Colors:
    beige,     brown,     tan,     oak,     walnut, more...



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