Pilly

Quick meaning: Pilly is an adjective meaning Covered in pills (particles created by mechanical wear).

Meaning

Covered in pills (particles created by mechanical wear).

More Meanings

1. Characterized by or involving many pills.
2. (informal) Pill.
3. (informal) A pillhead.
4. (informal) The lilly-pilly.
5. (informal) Pilchard.
6. (informal) One who rides pillion.
7. (Scotland) pillow

Example Sentences

Let's tak a little pilly here...I, I need it.

Billy Willy is a dilly, He took a pilly And turned silly

After many washings, my favorite sweater is faded and pilly.

One was a young woman with stringy brown hair, a pilly black sweater and fabulous boots of parti-coloured suede.

Word Forms

• pillier
• pilliest
• pillies

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include pilular, pilulous, pilled, lapilliform, pulverulous, pellety.

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