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dilly

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Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
10
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈdɪli/

Definition of dilly

8 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Redolent of dill (the herb).
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adj

  1. Redolent of dill (the herb).
  2. (Australia)Silly; characteristic of a dill.

noun

  1. Someone or something that is remarkable or unusual.
    “You're the most impossible man I ever met. And I've met some dillies.”
    “Seriously, I mean it: From Russia, With Love is a real wowser, a lulu, a dilly and a smasheroo.”
  2. (Australia)A dilly bag.
  3. (dated)A kind of stagecoach.
    “So, down thy hill, romantic Ashbourn, glides The Derby dilly, carrying six insides.”
  4. (obsolete, slang)A night cart.
  5. Synonym of dilly net

name

  1. A surname from French.

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Etymology

From dill + -y.

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