adj
Meaning 1
Redolent of dill (the herb).
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Standard Lemma guide
dilly
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/ˈdɪli/
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CMU ARPABET: D IH1 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Silly; characteristic of a dill.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia
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name
Meaning 3
A surname from French.
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noun
Meaning 4
Someone or something that is remarkable or unusual.
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noun
Meaning 5
A dilly bag.
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Usage: Australia
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noun
Meaning 6
A kind of stagecoach.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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noun
Meaning 7
A night cart.
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Usage: obsolete, slang
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noun
Meaning 8
Synonym of dilly net
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History
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.
From Somersetshire dialect; perhaps a blend of daft and silly.
Borrowed from French Dilly, but also a variant of Dilley.
Contracted from diligence.
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