Meaning of dilly | Babel Free
/ˈdɪli/Definitions
- A surname from French.
- Someone or something that is remarkable or unusual.
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A dilly bag. Australia
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A kind of stagecoach. dated
- Synonym of dilly net
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A night cart. obsolete, slang
Examples
“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.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.