dilly
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.dil·ly
noun \ˈdi-lē\ plural dillies
Definition of DILLY
: one that is remarkable or outstanding <had a dilly of a storm> <for a practical joke, that was a dilly>
Examples of DILLY
- <came up with a dilly of an idea to get the fledgling company off the ground>
Origin of DILLY
obsolete dilly, adjective, delightful, perhaps by shortening & alteration from delightful
First Known Use: 1935
Related to DILLY
- Synonyms
- beaut, beauty, bee's knees, cat's meow, corker, crackerjack (also crackajack), daisy, dandy, jim–dandy, doozy (or doozie also doozer), dream, honey, hot stuff, humdinger, hummer, knockout, lollapalooza, lulu [slang], nifty, peach, pip, pippin, ripper, ripsnorter, snorter, sockdolager (or sockdologer), standout, sweetheart
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