dilly

[ dil-ee ]
/ ˈdɪl i /

noun, plural dil·lies. Informal.

something or someone regarded as remarkable, unusual, etc.: a dilly of a movie.

Origin of dilly

1930–35; Americanism; earlier as adj.: wonderful, apparently a shortening of delightful or delicious, with -y1 (now taken as -y2)

Words nearby dilly

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Definition for dilly (2 of 3)

Dili

or Dil·li, Dil·ly

[ dil-ee ]
/ ˈdɪl i /

noun

a city on NE Timor, in S Indonesia.

Definition for dilly (3 of 3)

Dilli

or Dil·ly

[ dil-ee ]
/ ˈdɪl i /

noun

Dili.

Example sentences from the Web for dilly

British Dictionary definitions for dilly (1 of 3)

dilly 1
/ (ˈdɪlɪ) /

noun plural -lies

slang, mainly US and Canadian a person or thing that is remarkable

Word Origin for dilly

C20: perhaps from girl's proper name Dilly

British Dictionary definitions for dilly (2 of 3)

dilly 2
/ (ˈdɪlɪ) /

adjective -lier or -liest

Australian and NZ slang silly

Word Origin for dilly

C20: perhaps from silly

British Dictionary definitions for dilly (3 of 3)

Dili

Dilli

/ (ˈdiːliː) /

noun

the capital (from 2002) of independent East Timor: the former capital (until 1976) of Portuguese Timor. Pop: 50 000 (2005 est)