Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shilly-shallier

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
shilly-shal-li-er
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who shilly-shallies.

Etymology

From shilly-shally + -er.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

shilly-shalliers (plural)

Questions

What does shilly-shallier mean?
One who shilly-shallies.
Where does shilly-shallier come from?
From shilly-shally + -er.

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