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Definition of dilly - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
- He made a dilly mistake during the test.
2.
- That was a dilly performance by the orchestra.!
Noun
1.
dilly bagRare traditional Australian Aboriginal bagRare
- She carried her lunch in a dilly.
2.
- That car is a real dilly!
3.
transportationRare UK type of old stagecoachRare UK
- They traveled across the country in a dilly.
Images of dilly
traditional Australian Aboriginal bag 
type of old stagecoach
Expressions with dilly
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loose bag with a large strap made of cloth
She slung her dilly bag over her shoulder before heading out.
person who wastes time by being indecisive
The project was late because of a dilly-dallier in the team..
period of unnecessary delay or indecision
Stop the dilly-dally and make a decision.
Origin of dilly
English, dally (to waste time)
Examples of dilly in a sentence
His dilly antics amused everyone at the gathering. The cake she baked was a dilly. He gave a dilly speech at the event. The museum displayed an ancient dilly. She wove a dilly using traditional methods. Her performance was a dilly!
The sunset tonight is a dilly. The dilly was restored for the museum exhibit. Tourists enjoyed a ride in the historic dilly.
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- French:idiot, sac aborigène, ...
- German:dumm, Dilly, ...
- Italian:sciocco, dilly, ...
- Spanish:tonto, bolsa tradicional, ...
- Portuguese:tolo, saco dilly, ...
- Chinese:愚蠢的, 土著传统袋, ...
- Japanese:馬鹿げた, ディリー, ...
- Arabic:سَخِيف, حقيبة ديلي, ...
- Hebrew:טִפְּשִׁי, תִּיק דִּילִי, ...
- Russian:глупый, сумка-дилли, ...
- Ukrainian:дурний, сумка діллі, ...
- Hindi:मूर्खतापूर्ण, डिली, ...
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