dilly

noun

dil·​ly ˈdi-lē 

plural dillies

: one that is remarkable or outstanding

had a dilly of a storm

for a practical joke, that was a dilly

Synonyms

• beaut
• beauty
• bee's knees
• cat's meow
• corker
• crackerjack
• crackajack
• daisy
• dandy
• doozy
• doozie
• doozer
• dream
• honey
• hot stuff
• humdinger
• hummer
• jim-dandy
• knockout
• lollapalooza
• lulu [slang]
• nifty
• peach
• pip
• pippin
• ripper
• ripsnorter
• snorter
• sockdolager
• sockdologer
• standout
• sweetheart

Example Sentences

came up with a dilly of an idea to get the fledgling company off the ground

Recent Examples on the Web

Pick-a-dilly Craft Fair St. Peter’s United Methodist Church, 20775 Kingsland Blvd. —Houston Chronicle, 29 Sep. 2019

Word History

Etymology

obsolete dilly, adjective, delightful, perhaps by shortening & alteration from delightful

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing dilly

• dilly bag

• dilly bag