/ˈdɪli/
- Redolent of dill (the herb).
- AustraliaSilly; characteristic of a dill.
- Someone or something that is remarkable or unusual.
“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.”
- AustraliaA dilly bag.
- datedA kind of stagecoach.
“So, down thy hill, romantic Ashbourn, glides
The Derby dilly, carrying six insides.”
- obsolete, slangA night cart.
- Synonym of dilly net
Formsmore dilly(comparative) · most dilly(superlative) · dillies(plural) · dillier(comparative) · dilliest(superlative) · Dillys(plural)