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dilly en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈdɪli/
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Etymology

Etymology tree English dill Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English dilly From dill + -y.

Meanings

1. Redolent of dill (the herb).

Forms

Deriveds

dilly bean

dilly en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈdɪli/
• (Australia) audio

Meanings

1. Someone or something that is remarkable or unusual.
   • You're the most impossible man I ever met. And I've met some dillies. 1958, Raymond Chandler, Playback:
   • Seriously, I mean it: From Russia, With Love is a real wowser, a lulu, a dilly and a smasheroo. 2013, Andrew Lycett, Ian Fleming, page 301:

Forms

dilly en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• /ˈdɪli/
• (Australia) audio

Meanings

1. (Australia) A dilly bag.

Forms

dilly en · ADJ · etymology 4

Pronunciation

• /ˈdɪli/
• (Australia) audio

Etymology

From Somersetshire dialect; perhaps a blend of daft and silly.

Meanings

1. (Australia) Silly; characteristic of a dill.

Forms

dilly en · NOUN · etymology 5

Pronunciation

• /ˈdɪli/
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Etymology

Contracted from diligence.

Meanings

1. (dated) A kind of stagecoach.
   • So, down thy hill, romantic Ashbourn, glides The Derby dilly, carrying six insides. 1798, John Hookham Frere, George Canning, The Loves of the Triangles:
2. (obsolete, slang) A night cart.

Forms

dilly en · NOUN · etymology 6

Pronunciation

• /ˈdɪli/
• (Australia) audio

Meanings

1. Synonym of dilly net

Forms

Relateds

dilly-dally

Synonyms

dilly net