- dally
- dally (v.) c.1300, "to talk, converse," possibly from Anglo-Fr. dalier "to amuse oneself," of uncertain origin. Sense of "waste time" emerged by late 14c. Related: Dallied; dallying.
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dally — ► VERB (dallies, dallied) 1) act or move slowly. 2) (dally with) have a casual sexual liaison with. 3) (dally with) show a casual interest in. DERIVATIVES dalliance noun … English terms dictionary
Dally — Dal ly (d[a^]l l[y^]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dallied} (d[a^]l l[i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dallying}.] [OE. dalien, dailien; cf. Icel. pylja to talk, G. dallen, dalen, dahlen, to trifle, talk nonsense, OSw. tule a droll or funny man; or AS. dol… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dally — Dal ly, v. t. To delay unnecessarily; to while away. [1913 Webster] Dallying off the time with often skirmishes. Knolles. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dally — index hesitate, pause, procrastinate, stall Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
dally — flirt, coquet, toy, *trifle Analogous words: *play, sport, frolic, gambol: *caress, fondle, pet … New Dictionary of Synonyms
dally — [dal′ē] vi. dallied, dallying [ME dalien < OFr dalier, to converse, trifle] 1. to flirt; play at love 2. to deal lightly or carelessly (with); trifle; toy 3. to waste time; loiter SYN. LOITER, TRIFLE dallier [dal′ēē ər, d … English World dictionary
dally — v. 1) (D; intr.) ( to be slow ) to dally over (to dally over one s work) 2) (d; intr.) ( to play ) to dally with (to dally with smb. s affections) * * * [ dælɪ] (D; intr.) ( to be slow ) to dally over (to dally over one s work) (d; intr.) ( to… … Combinatory dictionary
