DILLY


Meaning of DILLY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdi-lē ]

noun

( plural dillies )

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

Date: 1935

: one that is remarkable or outstanding

had a dilly of a storm

for a practical joke, that was a dilly

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.