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comparative more dilly, superlative most dilly
Redolent of dill (the herb). examples
plural dillies
Someone or something that is remarkable or unusual. quotations examples
You're the most impossible man I ever met. And I've met some dillies.
1958, Raymond Chandler, Playback
Seriously, I mean it: From Russia, With Love is a real wowser, a lulu, a dilly and a smasheroo.
2013, Andrew Lycett, Ian Fleming, page 301
(Australia) A dilly bag. examples
comparative dillier, superlative dilliest
(Australia) Silly; characteristic of a dill. examples
(dated) A kind of stagecoach. quotations examples
So, down thy hill, romantic Ashbourn, glidesThe Derby dilly, carrying six insides.
1798, John Hookham Frere, George Canning, The Loves of the Triangles
(obsolete, slang) A night cart.