Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dilly

/ˈdɪli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.64 in modern English

Syllables: dil-ly
IPA: /ˈdɪli/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Redolent of dill (the herb).

noun

Someone or something that is remarkable or unusual.

noun

Australian usage

adj

Silly; characteristic of a dill.

Australian usage

noun

A kind of stagecoach.

Dated

noun

Obsolete; Slang

noun

Synonym of dilly net

name

A surname from French.

Example Sentences

"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."
"So, down thy hill, romantic Ashbourn, glides The Derby dilly, carrying six insides."

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.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: Dilly

Usage

Inflected Forms

more dilly (comparative) most dilly (superlative) dillies (plural) dillier (comparative) dilliest (superlative) Dillys (plural)

Phrases

dilly bean dilly-dally

Frequently Paired Words

dilly-dally

Synonyms

dilly net

Rhymes With

really silly billy chile lily willie chili philly willy lilly chilly billie

Questions

How do you pronounce dilly?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɪli/.
What does dilly mean?: Redolent of dill (the herb).
Where does dilly come from?: It is traced to French.

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