dilly

noun

dil·​ly ˈdi-lē 

plural dillies

: one that is remarkable or outstanding

had a dilly of a storm

for a practical joke, that was a dilly

Synonyms of dilly

• dream
• wonder
• beauty
• peach
• daisy
• something else
• pippin
• lulu
• humdinger
• beaut
• honey
• sweetheart
• dandy
• marvel
• corker
• ripper
• pip
• doozy
• snorter
• phenomenon
• hot stuff
• sockdolager
• gem
• crackerjack

Examples of dilly in a Sentence

came up with a dilly of an idea to get the fledgling company off the ground

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing dilly

• dilly bag

Rhymes for dilly

• billie
• billy
• chilli
• chilly
• filly
• frilly
• gillie
• gilly
• hilly
• lily
• philly
• really