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dilly-dallier

dilly-dallier noun: one who dilly-dallies; a dawdler or procrastinator.

Noun

dilly-dallier (plural dilly-dalliers)

  1. One who dilly-dallies; a dawdler or procrastinator.

Forms of dilly-dallier

pluraldilly-dalliers
alternative formdillydallier

Questions about dilly-dallier

What does dilly-dallier mean?
Dilly-dallier means one who dilly-dallies; a dawdler or procrastinator.
What part of speech is dilly-dallier?
Dilly-dallier is a noun.
What is the plural of dilly-dallier?
The plural of dilly-dallier is dilly-dalliers.

Words near dilly-dallier in the dictionary

  1. dilly dally
  2. dilly dallying
  3. dilly net
  4. dilly nets
  5. dilly-dallied
  6. dilly-dallier
  7. dilly-dalliers
  8. dilly-dallies
  9. dilly-dally
  10. dilly-dallying
  11. dillybag

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