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- [dil-ee]
- /ˈdɪl i/
- /dɪ.li/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dil-ee]
- /ˈdɪl i/
Definitions of dilly word
- noun plural dilly something or someone regarded as remarkable, unusual, etc.: a dilly of a movie. 2
- abbreviation DILLY Dili. 1
- noun dilly An excellent example of a particular type of person or thing. 1
- noun dilly a person or thing that is remarkable 0
- adjective dilly silly 0
- noun dilly a surprising or remarkable person, thing, event, etc. 0
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Origin of dilly
First appearance:
before 1930 One of the 10% newest English words
1930-35; Americanism; earlier as adj.: wonderful, apparently a shortening of delightful or delicious, with -y1 (now taken as -y2)
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Parts of speech for Dilly
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dilly popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
dilly usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dilly
noun dilly
- peach — the subacid, juicy, drupaceous fruit of a tree, Prunus persica, of the rose family.
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