"dilly" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈdɪli/ Audio: EN-AU ck1 dilly.ogg [Australia] Forms: more dilly [comparative], most dilly [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪli 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. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|dill|-y<id:adjectival>|text=+|tree=1}} 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 [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-gaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-g", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-iġ", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "dilly", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="dilly"> From dill + -y. Head templates: {{en-adj}} dilly (comparative more dilly, superlative most dilly)
  1. Redolent of dill (the herb). Derived forms: dilly bean
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈdɪli/ Audio: EN-AU ck1 dilly.ogg [Australia] Forms: dillier [comparative], dilliest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪli Etymology: From Somersetshire dialect; perhaps a blend of daft and silly. Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} dilly (comparative dillier, superlative dilliest)
  1. (Australia) Silly; characteristic of a dill. Tags: Australia
    Sense id: en-dilly-en-adj-11ia7rYH Categories (other): Australian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈdɪli/ Audio: EN-AU ck1 dilly.ogg [Australia] Forms: dillies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪli Head templates: {{en-noun}} dilly (plural dillies)
  1. Someone or something that is remarkable or unusual.
    Sense id: en-dilly-en-noun-GVA4ZloB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈdɪli/ Audio: EN-AU ck1 dilly.ogg [Australia] Forms: dillies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪli Head templates: {{en-noun}} dilly (plural dillies)
  1. (Australia) A dilly bag. Tags: Australia
    Sense id: en-dilly-en-noun-YuoSJQx3 Categories (other): Australian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈdɪli/ Audio: EN-AU ck1 dilly.ogg [Australia] Forms: dillies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪli Etymology: Contracted from diligence. Head templates: {{en-noun}} dilly (plural dillies)
  1. (dated) A kind of stagecoach. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-dilly-en-noun-Q~~qdIYZ
  2. (obsolete, slang) A night cart. Tags: obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-dilly-en-noun-rTF0AeT0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 3 1 5 1 42 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 2 1 2 2 45 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 2 1 2 2 45 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈdɪli/ Audio: EN-AU ck1 dilly.ogg [Australia] Forms: dillies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪli Head templates: {{en-noun}} dilly (plural dillies)
  1. Synonym of dilly net Synonyms: dilly net [synonym, synonym-of] Related terms: dilly-dally (english: etymologically unrelated)
    Sense id: en-dilly-en-noun-5SQu17Fv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 3 1 5 1 42 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 2 1 2 2 45 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 2 1 2 2 45 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 6

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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