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delly

delly adjective: having many dells.

Adjective

delly (comparative more delly, superlative most delly)

  1. Having many dells.

Proper noun capitalized: Delly

Delly

  1. (obsolete) Obsolete form of Delhi.
    • ADVERTING to the letter from the Governor of Pulo Penang, brought by Mr. Anderson, I, Tanko Sultan Panglima, who govern the kingdom of Delly and its dependencies of Langkat, Bulu China, Perchoot, and other States, being extremely desirous to improve the commerce with Pulo Penang, and to preserve a...1856, “Addenda. (India.)”, in Lewis Hertslet, Esq., editor, A Complete Collection of the Treaties and Conventions, and Reciprocal Regulations at Present Subsisting Between Great Britain and Foreign...

Forms of delly

comparativemore delly
superlativemost delly

Origin of delly

From dell + -y.

Questions about delly

What does delly mean?
Delly means having many dells.
What part of speech is delly?
Delly can be an adjective or a proper noun.

Words near delly in the dictionary

  1. Dellionaires
  2. Dellis Cay
  3. Dellmuth
  4. dells
  5. Dellwood
  6. delly
  7. Delma
  8. delmadinone
  9. Delman
  10. Delmans
  11. Delmar

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