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dilly¹

  • /ˈdɪli/

Rhymes with -ɪli

adjective more dilly · most dilly

  1. Redolent of dill (the herb).

dilly²

  • /ˈdɪli/

Rhymes with -ɪli

noun dillies

  1. Someone or something that is remarkable or unusual. You're the most impossible man I ever met. And I've met some dillies.

dilly³

  • /ˈdɪli/

Rhymes with -ɪli

noun dillies

  1. Australia A dilly bag.

dilly⁴

  • /ˈdɪli/

Rhymes with -ɪli

Where it comes from

From Somersetshire dialect; perhaps a blend of daft and silly.

adjective dillier · dilliest

  1. Australia Silly; characteristic of a dill.

dilly⁵

  • /ˈdɪli/

Rhymes with -ɪli

Where it comes from

Contracted from diligence.

noun dillies

  1. dated A kind of stagecoach. So, down thy hill, romantic Ashbourn, glides The Derby dilly, carrying six insides.
  2. obsolete, slang A night cart.

dilly⁶

  • /ˈdɪli/

Rhymes with -ɪli

noun dillies

  1. Synonym of dilly net

    Similar: dilly net

Dilly⁷

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French Dilly, but also a variant of Dilley.

proper noun Dillys

  1. A surname from French.

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dilly. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dilly

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"dilly." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dilly.

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@misc{dilly_2026,
  title = {dilly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dilly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}