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Definition of Dilly-dallier
1. Noun. Someone who wastes time.
Exact synonyms: Dallier, Dillydallier, Lounger, Mope
Generic synonyms: Bum, Do-nothing, Idler, Layabout, Loafer
Derivative terms: Dally, Dillydally, Lounge, Mope, Mope
Generic synonyms: Bum, Do-nothing, Idler, Layabout, Loafer
Derivative terms: Dally, Dillydally, Lounge, Mope, Mope
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dilly-dallier
Literary usage of Dilly-dallier
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Medical and Surgical Reporter (1893)
"Each and every dilly-dallier is busy seeking methods and modifications and
refinements of dilettante-quixotism in order the more to steer shy of the true ..."