Dandilly

/ˈdændɪli/ adverb

Definition

In a manner resembling or characteristic of a dandy; with excessive attention to fashion and appearance.

Etymology

From dandy + -illy (a variant of -ily, the adverb-forming suffix). This is a somewhat archaic or whimsical variant of the more common 'dandily,' showing how English speakers experimented with different ways to turn adjectives into adverbs.

Kelly Says

Dandilly is like a ghost word—it appears in old texts but sounds old-fashioned even now, while dandily (the -i- version) became the standard. This shows how English constantly prunes unusual variants in favor of the clearest, most efficient forms.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዳንዲሊ
dan-dih-lee
ARالعربية
دانديلي
dan-dih-lee
BNবাংলা
দান্ডিলি
dan-dih-lee
CACatalà
dandilly
dan-dih-lee
CSČeština
dandilly
dan-dih-lee
DADansk
dandilly
dan-dih-lee
DEDeutsch
Dandilly
dan-dih-lee
ELΕλληνικά
νταντιλί
dan-dih-lee
ESEspañol
dandilly
dan-dih-lee
FAفارسی
داندیلی
dan-dih-lee
FISuomi
dandilly
dan-dih-lee
FRFrançais
dandilly
dan-dih-lee
GUGU
દાંડીલી
dan-dih-lee
HAHA
dandilly
dan-dih-lee
HEעברית
דנדילי
dan-dih-lee
HIहिन्दी
दानडिली
da-an-dih-lee
HUMagyar
dandilly
dan-dih-lee
IDBahasa Indonesia
dandilly
dan-dih-lee
IGIG
dandilly
dan-dih-lee
ITItaliano
dandilly
dan-dih-lee
JA日本語
ダンディリー
dan-di-ri
KKKK
дандилли
dan-dih-lee
KMKM
ដង់ឌីលី
dan-dih-lee
KO한국어
단디리
dan-di-ri
MRMR
दांडीली
dan-dih-lee
MSBahasa Melayu
dandilly
dan-dih-lee
MYမြန်မာ
ဒန္ဒီလီ
dan-dih-lee
NLNederlands
dandilly
dan-dih-lee
NONorsk
dandilly
dan-dih-lee
PAPA
ਦੰਡੀਲੀ
dan-dih-lee
PLPolski
dandilly
dan-dih-lee
PTPortuguês
dandilly
dan-dih-lee
RORomână
dandilly
dan-dih-lee
RUРусский
дандилли
dan-di-li
SVSvenska
dandilly
dan-dih-lee
SWKiswahili
dandilly
dan-dih-lee
TAதமிழ்
தண்டிலி
dan-dih-lee
TEతెలుగు
దండిలి
dan-dih-lee
THไทย
ดันดิลลี่
dan-di-lee
TLTL
dandilly
dan-dih-lee
TRTürkçe
dandilly
dan-dih-lee
UKУкраїнська
данділі
dan-dih-lee
URاردو
ڈنڈیلی
dan-dih-lee
VITiếng Việt
dandilly
dan-dih-lee
YOYO
dandilly
dan-dih-lee
ZH中文
丹迪莉
dān dì lì
ZUZU
idandilly
dan-dih-lee

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