dilly-dallyn.adj.adv.

Etymology: < dilly-dally v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdilly-ˈdally.

†A. n.

1. Dilly-dallying, trifling hesitancy. Also the name of a game. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > [noun]

yea-and-nayc1384

vacillationc1400

titteringa1413

stackeringc1440

wondingc1440

fluctuationc1450

waver1519

mammering1532

uncertainty1548

wavering1548

to and fro1553

suspense1560

staggering1565

suspension1568

mammery1578

demur1581

branle1591

dilly-dally1592

hesitance1601

irresolution1601

uncertainness1601

undecision1611

waveringness1614

hesitancy1617

unsettledness1619

hesitation1622

unresolvednessa1626

doubleness of minda1628

wavinga1628

swagging1636

poise1637

mambling1640

stickagea1647

vacillancy1668

whifflinga1677

hovering1679

unresolve1679

irresoluteness1686

shilly-shally1755

indecisiona1763

undecisiveness1779

indecisiveness1793

oscillation1798

flexility1815

shilly-shallying1842

swaying1850

Hamletism1852

teeter1855

havering1866

off and on1875

dilly-dallying1879

double-mindedness1881

hesitatingness1890

dither1958

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > shipboard games > [noun]

dilly-dally1698

King Arthur1785

shovel-board1836

sling the monkey1838

horse-billiards1869

deck quoits1907

deck tennis1927

1592 G. Babington Certaine Comfortable Notes Genesis (xxiv.) f. 101^v Such dilly dally is fitter for Heathens that knowe not GOD, then for sober Christians.

1698 E. Ward Trip to Jamaica 11 The chief Sports we had on Board, to pass away the tedious Hours, were Hob, Spie the Market, Shoue the Slipper, Dilly Dally.

2. A dilly-dallying person.

ΚΠ

1929 H. A. Vachell Virgin ix. 155 I'm serving on our Green Committee. I'm making the dilly-dallies sit up and howl.

B. adj.

(dialect).

ΚΠ

1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. Dilly-dally, undecided; shilly-shally.

1893 ‘Q’ Delectable Duchy 240 Of all the dilly-dallyin' men I must say, John, you'm the dilly-dalliest.

C. adv.

(nonce-use.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > [adjective]

twiredec888

orrathc1175

twofoldc1175

twifoldc1200

waveringc1315

uncertain1382

suspensec1440

mammeringa1450

flowing?1504

floghtering1521

vacillant1521

in a mammering1532

double-minded1552

unstaid1561

unresolute1570

unresolved?1571

staggeringa1577

frittle1579

irresolute1579

cheverel1583

off and on1583

halting1585

unsettleda1593

unresolving1599

demurring1607

waving1611

suspensive1614

hoveringa1616

startling1619

irresolved1621

hesitating1622

indetermined1628

variousa1643

branling1645

hesitant1647

non-sincere1656

hesitatious1657

humdrum1660

shuttlecock1660

yea-and-nay1672

swaying1688

interpendent1708

undetermined1718

Squadronec1720

hesitatorya1734

volanta1734

shilly-shally1734

dilly-dally1749

niffy-naffy1765

wiggle-waggle1778

undecided1779

undecisive1780

indecisive1787

conflicted1789

hesitative1795

undeciding1802

vacillating1814

yea-nay1827

demurrant1836

willy-nilly1839

shilly-shallying1842

oscillative1852

Hamletish1854

vacillatory1854

dilly-dallying1879

thistledown1897

weak-principled1913

not-quite1920

off-again on-again1923

dithery1931

havering1975

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones VI. xviii. xii. 291 If I had suffered her to stand shill I shall I, dilly dally, you might not have had that Honour yet awhile.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

dilly-dallyv.

/ˈdɪlɪˈdali/

Etymology: A reduplication with vowel variation of dally v., with the same alternation as in zig-zag, shilly-shally, etc., expressing see-saw action.

intransitive. To act with trifling vacillation or indecision; to go on dallying with a thing without advancing; to loiter in vacillation, to trifle. Probably in colloquial use as early as 1600: cf. the noun.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > be irresolute or vacillate [verb (intransitive)]

haltc825

flecchec1300

waverc1315

flickerc1325

wag1387

swervea1400

floghter1521

stacker1526

to be of (occasionally in) many (also divers) minds1530

wave1532

stagger1533

to hang in the wind1536

to waver as, like, with the wind1548

mammer1554

sway1563

dodge1568

erch1584

suspend1585

float1598

swag1608

hoverc1620

hesitate1623

vacillate1623

fluctuate1634

demur1641

balance1656

to be at shall I, shall I (not)1674

to stand shall I, shall I1674

to go shill-I shall-I1700

to stand at shilly-shally1700

to act, to keep (upon), the volanta1734

whiffle1737

dilly-dally1740

to be in (also of, occasionally on) two minds (also in twenty minds, in (also of) several minds, etc.)1751

oscillate1771

shilly-shally1782

dacker1817

librate1822

humdrum1825

swing1833

(to stand or sit) on or upon the fence1848

to back and fill1854

haver1866

wobble1867

shaffle1873

dicker1879

to be on the weigh-scales1886

waffle1894

to think twice1898

to teeter on the brink1902

dither1908

vagulate1918

pern1920

1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. xxxi. 273 What you do, Sir, do; don't stand dilly-dallying.

1801 M. Edgeworth Belinda I. xvii. 156 I..knew she'd dilly dally with Clary, till he would turn upon his heel and leave her.

1877 C. H. Spurgeon Serm. XXIII. 598 Every man..who dilly-dallies with salvation and runs risks with his soul.

1883 R. L. Stevenson Treasure Island iv. xvi. 130 There is no time to dilly-dally in our work.

Derivatives

ˈdilly-ˈdallying n. and adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > [noun]

yea-and-nayc1384

vacillationc1400

titteringa1413

stackeringc1440

wondingc1440

fluctuationc1450

waver1519

mammering1532

uncertainty1548

wavering1548

to and fro1553

suspense1560

staggering1565

suspension1568

mammery1578

demur1581

branle1591

dilly-dally1592

hesitance1601

irresolution1601

uncertainness1601

undecision1611

waveringness1614

hesitancy1617

unsettledness1619

hesitation1622

unresolvednessa1626

doubleness of minda1628

wavinga1628

swagging1636

poise1637

mambling1640

stickagea1647

vacillancy1668

whifflinga1677

hovering1679

unresolve1679

irresoluteness1686

shilly-shally1755

indecisiona1763

undecisiveness1779

indecisiveness1793

oscillation1798

flexility1815

shilly-shallying1842

swaying1850

Hamletism1852

teeter1855

havering1866

off and on1875

dilly-dallying1879

double-mindedness1881

hesitatingness1890

dither1958

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > [adjective]

twiredec888

orrathc1175

twofoldc1175

twifoldc1200

waveringc1315

uncertain1382

suspensec1440

mammeringa1450

flowing?1504

floghtering1521

vacillant1521

in a mammering1532

double-minded1552

unstaid1561

unresolute1570

unresolved?1571

staggeringa1577

frittle1579

irresolute1579

cheverel1583

off and on1583

halting1585

unsettleda1593

unresolving1599

demurring1607

waving1611

suspensive1614

hoveringa1616

startling1619

irresolved1621

hesitating1622

indetermined1628

variousa1643

branling1645

hesitant1647

non-sincere1656

hesitatious1657

humdrum1660

shuttlecock1660

yea-and-nay1672

swaying1688

interpendent1708

undetermined1718

Squadronec1720

hesitatorya1734

volanta1734

shilly-shally1734

dilly-dally1749

niffy-naffy1765

wiggle-waggle1778

undecided1779

undecisive1780

indecisive1787

conflicted1789

hesitative1795

undeciding1802

vacillating1814

yea-nay1827

demurrant1836

willy-nilly1839

shilly-shallying1842

oscillative1852

Hamletish1854

vacillatory1854

dilly-dallying1879

thistledown1897

weak-principled1913

not-quite1920

off-again on-again1923

dithery1931

havering1975

1879 L. B. Walford Cousins III. 214 Mind you I'll have no dilly-dallying this time.

1881 Durham Univ. Jrnl. 17 Dec. 133 Half-hearted, dilly-dallying work.

ˈdilly-ˈdallier n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > [noun] > irresolute or vacillating person

demurrer1533

hanger1536

staggerer1552

hobbler1575

tennis ball1589

waverer1597

halter1608

suspender1625

waver1667

fluttererc1726

oscillator1798

pendulum1818

shilly-shallyer1832

shilly-shally1834

wobbler1837

hesitater1853

dilly-dallier1880

vacillator1890

haverer1947

1880 T. E. Webb tr. J. W. von Goethe Faust Prel. for Theatre 14 Don't say you're not in time to show it! The dillydallier ne'er will be.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	dilly-dally
释义	dilly-dallyn.adj.adv. Etymology: < dilly-dally v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdilly-ˈdally. †A. n. 1. Dilly-dallying, trifling hesitancy. Also the name of a game. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > [noun] yea-and-nayc1384 vacillationc1400 titteringa1413 stackeringc1440 wondingc1440 fluctuationc1450 waver1519 mammering1532 uncertainty1548 wavering1548 to and fro1553 suspense1560 staggering1565 suspension1568 mammery1578 demur1581 branle1591 dilly-dally1592 hesitance1601 irresolution1601 uncertainness1601 undecision1611 waveringness1614 hesitancy1617 unsettledness1619 hesitation1622 unresolvednessa1626 doubleness of minda1628 wavinga1628 swagging1636 poise1637 mambling1640 stickagea1647 vacillancy1668 whifflinga1677 hovering1679 unresolve1679 irresoluteness1686 shilly-shally1755 indecisiona1763 undecisiveness1779 indecisiveness1793 oscillation1798 flexility1815 shilly-shallying1842 swaying1850 Hamletism1852 teeter1855 havering1866 off and on1875 dilly-dallying1879 double-mindedness1881 hesitatingness1890 dither1958 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > shipboard games > [noun] dilly-dally1698 King Arthur1785 shovel-board1836 sling the monkey1838 horse-billiards1869 deck quoits1907 deck tennis1927 1592 G. Babington Certaine Comfortable Notes Genesis (xxiv.) f. 101^v Such dilly dally is fitter for Heathens that knowe not GOD, then for sober Christians. 1698 E. Ward Trip to Jamaica 11 The chief Sports we had on Board, to pass away the tedious Hours, were Hob, Spie the Market, Shoue the Slipper, Dilly Dally. 2. A dilly-dallying person. ΚΠ 1929 H. A. Vachell Virgin ix. 155 I'm serving on our Green Committee. I'm making the dilly-dallies sit up and howl. B. adj. (dialect). ΚΠ 1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. Dilly-dally, undecided; shilly-shally. 1893 ‘Q’ Delectable Duchy 240 Of all the dilly-dallyin' men I must say, John, you'm the dilly-dalliest. C. adv. (nonce-use.) ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > [adjective] twiredec888 orrathc1175 twofoldc1175 twifoldc1200 waveringc1315 uncertain1382 suspensec1440 mammeringa1450 flowing?1504 floghtering1521 vacillant1521 in a mammering1532 double-minded1552 unstaid1561 unresolute1570 unresolved?1571 staggeringa1577 frittle1579 irresolute1579 cheverel1583 off and on1583 halting1585 unsettleda1593 unresolving1599 demurring1607 waving1611 suspensive1614 hoveringa1616 startling1619 irresolved1621 hesitating1622 indetermined1628 variousa1643 branling1645 hesitant1647 non-sincere1656 hesitatious1657 humdrum1660 shuttlecock1660 yea-and-nay1672 swaying1688 interpendent1708 undetermined1718 Squadronec1720 hesitatorya1734 volanta1734 shilly-shally1734 dilly-dally1749 niffy-naffy1765 wiggle-waggle1778 undecided1779 undecisive1780 indecisive1787 conflicted1789 hesitative1795 undeciding1802 vacillating1814 yea-nay1827 demurrant1836 willy-nilly1839 shilly-shallying1842 oscillative1852 Hamletish1854 vacillatory1854 dilly-dallying1879 thistledown1897 weak-principled1913 not-quite1920 off-again on-again1923 dithery1931 havering1975 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones VI. xviii. xii. 291 If I had suffered her to stand shill I shall I, dilly dally, you might not have had that Honour yet awhile. View more context for this quotation This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online September 2019). dilly-dallyv. /ˈdɪlɪˈdali/ Etymology: A reduplication with vowel variation of dally v., with the same alternation as in zig-zag, shilly-shally, etc., expressing see-saw action. intransitive. To act with trifling vacillation or indecision; to go on dallying with a thing without advancing; to loiter in vacillation, to trifle. Probably in colloquial use as early as 1600: cf. the noun. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > be irresolute or vacillate [verb (intransitive)] haltc825 flecchec1300 waverc1315 flickerc1325 wag1387 swervea1400 floghter1521 stacker1526 to be of (occasionally in) many (also divers) minds1530 wave1532 stagger1533 to hang in the wind1536 to waver as, like, with the wind1548 mammer1554 sway1563 dodge1568 erch1584 suspend1585 float1598 swag1608 hoverc1620 hesitate1623 vacillate1623 fluctuate1634 demur1641 balance1656 to be at shall I, shall I (not)1674 to stand shall I, shall I1674 to go shill-I shall-I1700 to stand at shilly-shally1700 to act, to keep (upon), the volanta1734 whiffle1737 dilly-dally1740 to be in (also of, occasionally on) two minds (also in twenty minds, in (also of) several minds, etc.)1751 oscillate1771 shilly-shally1782 dacker1817 librate1822 humdrum1825 swing1833 (to stand or sit) on or upon the fence1848 to back and fill1854 haver1866 wobble1867 shaffle1873 dicker1879 to be on the weigh-scales1886 waffle1894 to think twice1898 to teeter on the brink1902 dither1908 vagulate1918 pern1920 1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. xxxi. 273 What you do, Sir, do; don't stand dilly-dallying. 1801 M. Edgeworth Belinda I. xvii. 156 I..knew she'd dilly dally with Clary, till he would turn upon his heel and leave her. 1877 C. H. Spurgeon Serm. XXIII. 598 Every man..who dilly-dallies with salvation and runs risks with his soul. 1883 R. L. Stevenson Treasure Island iv. xvi. 130 There is no time to dilly-dally in our work. Derivatives ˈdilly-ˈdallying n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > [noun] yea-and-nayc1384 vacillationc1400 titteringa1413 stackeringc1440 wondingc1440 fluctuationc1450 waver1519 mammering1532 uncertainty1548 wavering1548 to and fro1553 suspense1560 staggering1565 suspension1568 mammery1578 demur1581 branle1591 dilly-dally1592 hesitance1601 irresolution1601 uncertainness1601 undecision1611 waveringness1614 hesitancy1617 unsettledness1619 hesitation1622 unresolvednessa1626 doubleness of minda1628 wavinga1628 swagging1636 poise1637 mambling1640 stickagea1647 vacillancy1668 whifflinga1677 hovering1679 unresolve1679 irresoluteness1686 shilly-shally1755 indecisiona1763 undecisiveness1779 indecisiveness1793 oscillation1798 flexility1815 shilly-shallying1842 swaying1850 Hamletism1852 teeter1855 havering1866 off and on1875 dilly-dallying1879 double-mindedness1881 hesitatingness1890 dither1958 the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > [adjective] twiredec888 orrathc1175 twofoldc1175 twifoldc1200 waveringc1315 uncertain1382 suspensec1440 mammeringa1450 flowing?1504 floghtering1521 vacillant1521 in a mammering1532 double-minded1552 unstaid1561 unresolute1570 unresolved?1571 staggeringa1577 frittle1579 irresolute1579 cheverel1583 off and on1583 halting1585 unsettleda1593 unresolving1599 demurring1607 waving1611 suspensive1614 hoveringa1616 startling1619 irresolved1621 hesitating1622 indetermined1628 variousa1643 branling1645 hesitant1647 non-sincere1656 hesitatious1657 humdrum1660 shuttlecock1660 yea-and-nay1672 swaying1688 interpendent1708 undetermined1718 Squadronec1720 hesitatorya1734 volanta1734 shilly-shally1734 dilly-dally1749 niffy-naffy1765 wiggle-waggle1778 undecided1779 undecisive1780 indecisive1787 conflicted1789 hesitative1795 undeciding1802 vacillating1814 yea-nay1827 demurrant1836 willy-nilly1839 shilly-shallying1842 oscillative1852 Hamletish1854 vacillatory1854 dilly-dallying1879 thistledown1897 weak-principled1913 not-quite1920 off-again on-again1923 dithery1931 havering1975 1879 L. B. Walford Cousins III. 214 Mind you I'll have no dilly-dallying this time. 1881 Durham Univ. Jrnl. 17 Dec. 133 Half-hearted, dilly-dallying work. ˈdilly-ˈdallier n. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > [noun] > irresolute or vacillating person demurrer1533 hanger1536 staggerer1552 hobbler1575 tennis ball1589 waverer1597 halter1608 suspender1625 waver1667 fluttererc1726 oscillator1798 pendulum1818 shilly-shallyer1832 shilly-shally1834 wobbler1837 hesitater1853 dilly-dallier1880 vacillator1890 haverer1947 1880 T. E. Webb tr. J. W. von Goethe Faust Prel. for Theatre 14 Don't say you're not in time to show it! The dillydallier ne'er will be. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.adj.adv.1592v.1740
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