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Meaning of tilly-vally | Babel Free

Interjection CEFR C2

Definitions

Expressing contempt, or rejecting anything trifling or impertinent.

obsolete

Examples

“Sir Toby Belch: My lady's a Cataian, we are politicians, Malvolio's a Peg-a-Ramsey, and 'Three merry men be we.' Am not I consanguineous? am I not of her blood? Tillyvally. Lady!”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

timber time time first time in time out ting

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