英语词汇“lilty”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

lilty¹

nounPlural liltiesˈlɪlti

Northern Irish informal

An excitable and energetic person.
he was out the door like a lilty
Example sentencesExamples
- He was out the door like a lilty.
- I am always gadding about all over the place like a lilty.
- I skip over urban cobbles and paving cracks like a lilty.
- Eileen was up and down those first-class aisles like a lilty.
- "Away with the fairies" is an epithet for someone who is a bit of a lilty.

Origin

Mid 19th century: of uncertain origin; probably from lilt; perhaps influenced by Scots lintie 'lively girl', an abbreviation of linnet.

lilty²

nounPlural liltiesˈlɪlti

in phrase give it liltyNorthern Irish informal

Put a great deal of effort into an activity.
we gave it lilty and got through to day two
Example sentencesExamples
- Us four supporters were giving it lilty behind the standing goals at the oppositie side from where he scored the point.
- All the lads gave it lilty in the first 60 minutes.
- Here's me, giving it lilty from the handbook of day filling and she gets a strop on.
- My head aches from the screaming of the excited six year olds giving it lilty as they hurtle down the slide.
- There he was, giving it lilty and inciting the crowd into a good-humoured frenzy.

Origin

Early 19th century: from the sense of lilty 'a beating', a variant of Scots laldy.

单词	lilty
释义	lilty¹ nounPlural liltiesˈlɪlti Northern Irish informal An excitable and energetic person. he was out the door like a lilty Example sentencesExamples He was out the door like a lilty. I am always gadding about all over the place like a lilty. I skip over urban cobbles and paving cracks like a lilty. Eileen was up and down those first-class aisles like a lilty. "Away with the fairies" is an epithet for someone who is a bit of a lilty. Origin Mid 19th century: of uncertain origin; probably from lilt; perhaps influenced by Scots lintie 'lively girl', an abbreviation of linnet. lilty² nounPlural liltiesˈlɪlti in phrase give it liltyNorthern Irish informal Put a great deal of effort into an activity. we gave it lilty and got through to day two Example sentencesExamples Us four supporters were giving it lilty behind the standing goals at the oppositie side from where he scored the point. All the lads gave it lilty in the first 60 minutes. Here's me, giving it lilty from the handbook of day filling and she gets a strop on. My head aches from the screaming of the excited six year olds giving it lilty as they hurtle down the slide. There he was, giving it lilty and inciting the crowd into a good-humoured frenzy. Origin Early 19th century: from the sense of lilty 'a beating', a variant of Scots laldy. noun.1 noun.2
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