Definitions
consider not very seriously
Word origin
From Middle English dalien, from Anglo-Norman delaier. Doublet of delay.
Used in a sentence
“I wish, grave governor, 'twere in my power / To favour you; but 'tis my father's cause, / Wherein I may not, nay, I dare not dally.”
“[…] after we by our presumptuous delays have put off God, and dallied with his grace; […]”
“[…] we have trifled too long already about a matter of such infinite moment, it is perfect Madness to dally any longer. […]”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Linger idly”5 letters
02“Waste time”5 letters
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