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Meaning of "dilly" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DILLY

Perhaps from girl's proper name Dilly.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF DILLY

ˈdɪlɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DILLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dilly is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DILLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dilly

Dilly may refer to: People: ▪ Erin Dilly, a Tony Award nominated actress ▪ Dilly Braimoh, an African-British television presenter and producer ▪ Dilly Knox, British codebreaker and classical scholar at King's College, Cambridge Places ▪ Dili, also spelled Díli, the capital and largest city of East Timor. ▪ Dilly, Mali, a town and commune in Mali ▪ Dilly, Wisconsin, United States Fiction: ▪ Dilly the Duck, a fictional animal character in the British 1984 TV series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends ▪ Dilly the Dinosaur, protagonist of a children's book series by Tony Bradman Music: ▪ "Dilly", a 2011 single by Band of Horses, taken from their 2010 album Infinite Arms Other: ▪ Derby Dilly, a short-lived 19th century British political faction headed by Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby ▪ Dilly, an alternate name for the Sapodilla...

Definition of dilly in the English dictionary

The definition of dilly in the dictionary is a person or thing that is remarkable.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DILLY

bloodily · bodily · dilli · dowdily · foolhardily · gaudily · giddily · greedily · handily · moodily · Piccadilly · readily · ruddily · shoddily · speedily · steadily · sturdily · tardily · tidily · unsteadily

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DILLY

dilettantish · dilettantism · Dili · diligence · diligent · diligently · dill · dill pickle · dilli · dillies · dilly bag · dilly-dallied · dilly-dallies · dilly-dally · dilly-dallying · diltiazem · dilucidate · dilucidation · diluent · dilutable

WORDS THAT END LIKE DILLY

Bareilly · billy · Caerphilly · Chantilly · chilly · filly · frilly · gilly · hillbilly · hilly · psychobilly · rockabilly · shrilly · silly · stilly · Tilly · tranquilly · twilly · willy · willy-nilly

Synonyms and antonyms of dilly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dilly» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF DILLY

Find out the translation of dilly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of dilly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dilly» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

迪丽
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

Dilly
570 millions of speakers
en

English

dilly
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

आगा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ديلي
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

Дилли
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

Dilly
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

ঘুরিয়া
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

dilly
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Dilly
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

dilly
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

ディリー
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

투정
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Dilly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dilly
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

காலத்தை
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

क्षोभ
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

dilly
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

Dilly
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

dilly
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

Дилли
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

Dilly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

dilly
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Dilly
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Dilly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Dilly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dilly

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DILLY»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of dilly
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dilly

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DILLY»

Discover the use of dilly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dilly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dilly the Dinosaur
These four stories introduce Dilly, the world's naughtiest dinosaur.
Tony Bradman, 2001
2
No Longer a Dilly Dally
The Dilly Dally family likes to play first, but after barely surviving a hard winter they realize that the Work Play family's way makes more sense.
Carl Sommer, 1996
3
Dilly Dog's Dizzy Dancing
Teacher Alpha Betty demonstrates new ways of dancing to Dilly Dog so that Dilly can continue to dance without creating mishaps.
Barbara deRubertis, 2011
4
Pickles, Please!: A Dilly of a Book
Alec Smart is pondering how lonely it is to be the only pickle enthusiast around when he comes across a pickle delivery truck and decides to jump in! What will happen when he arrives at the pickle factory? And who will he meet?
Andy Myer, 2011
5
Dilly for President
In her journal, Dilly describes her campaign for president of the fourth-grade class, and how she learns to deal with the responsibilities when she wins the election.
Cynthia Copeland Lewis, 2005
6
Dilly's Summer Camp Diary
Follow nine-year-old Dilly's first Summer Camp adventure!
Cynthia Copeland Lewis, 2011
7
The Trouble with Dilly
Dilly can’t believe her eyes.
Rachna Gilmore, 2010
8
Dilly Duck and Dally Duck
Two little ducklings play down in the river while Mother Duck sleeps up on the hill. There is an important safety message for children about the dangers of playing in and near water.
Annette Smith, 2000
9
My Sister Dilly
Restless Hannah can't wait to escape her Illinois hometown.
Maureen Lang, 2008
10
Mermaids Singing
A desperate childhood.
Dilly Court, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DILLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dilly is used in the context of the following news items.
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After political dilly-dallying, PPP extends Rangers' stay - Daily Times
KARACHI: The Sindh government issued a much-awaited notification in the early hours of Thursday, extending the special policing powers ... «Daily Times, Jul 15»
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CM Devendra Fadnavis's plan for 400-sq.ft Dharavi houses found …
But there was always dilly-dallying on part of the government and no clear guidelines on the number of houses to be constructed and the time ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jul 15»
3
Lloyd Barker: Impact had winning numbers in a losing effort against …
But if that's the case, then Piatti, Romero, Dilly Duka and Jack McInerney should also publicly accept their share of the defeat for not putting the ... «Montreal Gazette, Jul 15»
4
FDA Labels Peanut OIT Treatment “Breakthrough Therapy” | Allergic …
... in people with peanut allergies,” said Stephen Dilly, CEO of Aimmune Therapeutics, which was formerly known as Allergen Research Corp. «Allergic Living, Jul 15»
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If SMRT lacks resources, Govt should step in, Transport News & Top …
We should not dilly- dally, for the next major breakdown could well be around the corner. A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
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Parmenter feted at 4-H Alumni reception - Nevada Daily Mail
... Miller, Bernadette Rogers, Hazel Wilson, Neil Gerster, Virginia and Joe Habjan, Dennis Thomas, Peggy Pyle, Vickie Erwin, and Ted Dilly. «Nevada Herald, Jul 15»
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Ministry: Unfair of Azmin to accuse Putrajaya of delaying water deal …
She added that contrary to claims by the Selangor Mentri Besar Azmin Ali, the Federal Government had not dilly-dallied in completing the ... «The Star Online, Jul 15»
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Secret Diary of a Threenager | Rachel McDougall - Huffington Post UK
The Bedtime Dilly Dally starts off with me getting super excited and wound up about 20 minutes before my scheduled bedtime, and then needing a dozen stories ... «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
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Missoula police to share ice cream tokens with children - Missoulian
... children on bikes who are wearing helmets and will provide them with a token good for a Dairy Queen ice cream cone or a Dilly Bar. «The Missoulian, Jul 15»
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RMG workers demand payment of wages, bonus by July 14
He said no dilly-dallying of garments owners over paying wages, arrears and bonuses will be tolerated. Speakers also urged the government to ... «Prothom Alo, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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