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22 Words That Contain ILLY

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Word Definitions Synonyms
billy (noun) male goat Synonyms: billy goat, he-goat
(noun) a short stout club used primarily by policemen Synonyms: baton, billy club, billystick, nightstick, truncheon
billyo (noun) an unimaginably large amount Synonyms: all get out, billy-ho, billyoh
billyoh (noun) an unimaginably large amount Synonyms: all get out, billy-ho, billyo
billystick (noun) a short stout club used primarily by policemen Synonyms: baton, billy, billy club, nightstick, truncheon
chilly (adjective) appreciably or disagreeably cold Synonyms: parky
(adjective) not characterized by emotion
(adjective) lacking warmth of feeling
(noun) very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency Synonyms: chile, chili, chili pepper, chilli
civilly (adverb) in a civil manner
dillydallier (noun) someone who wastes time Synonyms: dallier, dilly-dallier, lounger, mope
dillydally (verb) postpone doing what one should be doing Synonyms: dilly-dally, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, procrastinate, shillyshally, stall
evilly (adverb) in a wicked evil manner Synonyms: wickedly
filly (noun) a young female horse under the age of four
frilly (adjective) having decorative ruffles or frills Synonyms: frilled, ruffled
gillyflower (noun) Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors Synonyms: carnation, clove pink, Dianthus caryophyllus
(noun) any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers Synonyms: stock
hillbilly (noun) a disparaging term for an unsophisticated person Synonyms: bushwhacker
hilly (adjective) having hills and crags Synonyms: cragged, craggy, mountainous
rockabilly (noun) a fusion of black music and country music that was popular in the 1950s; sometimes described as blues with a country beat
shillyshally (noun) the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or deferring an action to a later time Synonyms: cunctation, procrastination
(verb) be uncertain and vague
(verb) postpone doing what one should be doing Synonyms: dilly-dally, dillydally, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, procrastinate, stall
shrilly (adverb) in a shrill voice Synonyms: piercingly
silly (adjective) dazed from or as if from repeated blows Synonyms: punch-drunk, slaphappy
(adjective) ludicrous, foolish Synonyms: goofy, wacky, whacky, zany
(adjective) lacking seriousness; given to frivolity Synonyms: airheaded, dizzy, empty-headed, featherbrained, giddy, light-headed, lightheaded
(adjective) inspiring scornful pity Synonyms: pathetic, ridiculous
(noun) a word used for misbehaving children
skilly (noun) a thin porridge or soup (usually oatmeal and water flavored with meat)
stilly (adjective) (poetic) still or calm
tranquilly (adverb) without emotional agitation
uncivilly (adverb) in an uncivil manner

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