Dickey
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdɪki/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dickey is a noun meaning Alternative form of dicky.
Meaning
Alternative form of dicky.
More Meanings
- Alternative form of dicky (“doubtful, troublesome, in poor condition”).
Example Sentences
...and she was just in time to see Mr. Boyne Sillery hand her aunt into a carriage, jump in himself, when it drove off with a rapidity which scarcely allowed her to observe that a large imperial was on the top, and her aunt's servant, with a huge bandbox, on the dickey.
Every Sunday night at eight o'clock punctually the form of David Emmons, arrayed in his best clothes, with his stiff white dickey, and a nosegay in his buttonhole, was seen to advance up the road toward Maria Brewster's, as he had been seen to advance every Sunday night for the last twenty-five years, but that was all.
Word Forms
- dickeys
- dickier
- dickiest
Synonyms for dickey
Depending on context, synonyms include impaired, dicky, dickie, shirtfront.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include shirtfront, impaired, dicky, dickie, weenie, fuller.
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