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nounPlural dillies ˈdɪliˈdɪli North American informal usually in singular An excellent example of a particular type of person or thing. 〈北美，非正式〉佼佼者；精品 that's a dilly of a breakfast recipe 那真是早餐食谱中的精品了。 Example sentencesExamples - If the case holds us upon real scrutiny, it's going to be a dilly.
- The nameless viewpoint racer is making 'one last run', and it's a dilly.
- At only $14.95 it's a dilly of a deal for this long sold-out series, previously available only in hardcover (if you could find it).
- This is their first effort to publish a shotshell reloading manual, and it's a dilly.
OriginLate 19th century (as an adjective in the sense 'delightful'): alteration of the first syllable of delightful or delicious. RhymesBillie, billy, Chile, chilli (US chili), chilly, Dili, filly, frilly, ghillie, gillie, Gilly, hilly, Lillee, lily, Lyly, papillae, Philly, Piccadilly, piccalilli, silly, skilly, stilly, Tilly, willy-nilly adjectivedillier, dilliest ˈdɪliˈdɪli Australian, NZ dated, informal Odd; foolish. 〈澳/新西兰，非正式，旧〉古怪的；愚蠢的 Example sentencesExamples - She'll get it dirty, get it trodden on, silly, dilly girl.
- ‘This is a double dilly sale,’ the youth desperately screams, then cocks his head in amazement of the sentence he just uttered.
Synonyms eccentric, bizarre, weird, peculiar, odd, quirky, avant-garde, unconventional, off-centre, strange, outlandish, ridiculous, ludicrous
OriginLate 19th century: perhaps a blend of daft and silly. nounˈdɪliˈdilē North American informal usually in singular An excellent example of a particular type of person or thing. 〈北美，非正式〉佼佼者；精品 that's a dilly of a breakfast recipe 那真是早餐食谱中的精品了。 Example sentencesExamples - This is their first effort to publish a shotshell reloading manual, and it's a dilly.
- At only $14.95 it's a dilly of a deal for this long sold-out series, previously available only in hardcover (if you could find it).
- If the case holds us upon real scrutiny, it's going to be a dilly.
- The nameless viewpoint racer is making 'one last run', and it's a dilly.
OriginLate 19th century (as an adjective in the sense ‘delightful’): alteration of the first syllable of delightful or delicious. adjectiveˈdɪliˈdilē Australian, NZ dated, informal Odd; foolish. 〈澳/新西兰，非正式，旧〉古怪的；愚蠢的 Example sentencesExamples - She'll get it dirty, get it trodden on, silly, dilly girl.
- ‘This is a double dilly sale,’ the youth desperately screams, then cocks his head in amazement of the sentence he just uttered.
Synonyms eccentric, bizarre, weird, peculiar, odd, quirky, avant-garde, unconventional, off-centre, strange, outlandish, ridiculous, ludicrous
OriginLate 19th century: perhaps a blend of daft and silly. |