dilly — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Redolent of dill (the herb).

Noun

1. Someone or something that is remarkable or unusual.

   Examples

   You're the most impossible man I ever met. And I've met some dillies.

   Seriously, I mean it: From Russia, With Love is a real wowser, a lulu, a dilly and a smasheroo.

Noun

1. A dilly bag.

   Usage

   • Australia

Adjective

1. Silly; characteristic of a dill.

   Usage

   • Australia

Noun

1. A kind of stagecoach.

   Usage

   • Dated

   Examples

   So, down thy hill, romantic Ashbourn, glides The Derby dilly, carrying six insides.

2. A night cart.

   Usage

   • Obsolete
   • Slang

Noun

1. Synonym of dilly net

   Related words

   dilly-dally