ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Dilly

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈdɪli/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Dilly is an adjective meaning Redolent of dill (the herb).

Meaning

Redolent of dill (the herb).

More Meanings

  1. Someone or something that is remarkable or unusual.
  2. (Australia) A dilly bag.
  3. (Australia) Silly; characteristic of a dill.
  4. Synonym of dilly net
  5. (dated) A kind of stagecoach.
  6. (obsolete, slang) A night cart.

Example Sentences

You're the most impossible man I ever met. And I've met some dillies.
So, down thy hill, romantic Ashbourn, glides The Derby dilly, carrying six insides.
Seriously, I mean it: From Russia, With Love is a real wowser, a lulu, a dilly and a smasheroo.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include daffy, dallying, dally, oner, daint, daisied.

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