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  2. an especially good example of a particular type of thing or person: The story I wrote was a dilly. The actor is brilliant as a scary bad guy in a dilly of a gangster thriller set in Spain. More examples.

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      DILLY meaning: 1. an especially good example of a particular...

  3. Dilly definition: something or someone regarded as remarkable, unusual, etc.. See examples of DILLY used in a sentence.

  4. 1. lacking in good sense; absurd. 2. frivolous, trivial, or superficial. 3. dazed, as from a blow. 4. obsolete. homely or humble. noun. 5. (modifier) cricket. (of a fielding position) near the batter's wicket. silly mid-on. 6. Also called: silly-billy Word forms: plural -lies informal.

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    Noun

    dilly (plural dillies) 1. Someone or something that is remarkable or unusual. 1.1. 1958, Raymond Chandler, Playback: 1.1.1. You're the most impossible man I ever met. And I've met some dillies. 1.2. 2013, Andrew Lycett, Ian Fleming, page 301: 1.2.1. Seriously, I mean it: From Russia, With Love is a real wowser, a lulu, a dillyand a smasheroo.

    Noun

    dilly (plural dillies) 1. (Australia) A dilly bag.

  5. Sep 29, 2012 · The meaning of DILLY is one that is remarkable or outstanding. How to use dilly in a sentence.

  6. All you need to know about "DILLY" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  7. The earliest known use of the noun dilly is in the 1870s. OED's only evidence for dilly is from 1878, in a dictionary by James Britten, botanist and Roman Catholic propagandist. dilly is formed within English, by clipping or shortening.

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