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Definitions for Shillyshally
[1] to show indecision or hesitation; be irresolute; vacillate.
[2] to waste time; dawdle.
[3] irresolution; indecision; vacillation: It was sheer shilly-shally on his part.
[4] irresolute; undecided; vacillating.
[5] irresolutely.
[6] (intr) to be indecisive, esp over unimportant matters; hesitate
[7] in an indecisive manner
[8] indecisive or hesitant
[9] indecision or hesitation; vacillation
Words related to Shillyshally
shilly-shallyhesitate, dawdle, waffle, seesaw, waver, fluctuate, dither, oscillate, differ, divide, modify, diverge, range, diversify, alter, distrust, suspect, impugn, rotate, vary
Words nearby Shillyshally
shilly-shallyshillelagh, shilling, shilling mark, shillong, shilluk, shilly-shally, shillyshally, shiloh, shilpit, shily, shim
Origin of Shillyshally
-shally1690–1700; orig. repeated question, shall I? shall I? later altered on the model of its synonym dilly-dally
Other words from Shillyshally
shil·ly-shal·li·er , noun
Word origin for Shillyshally
C18: from shill I shall I, by reduplication of shall I
Synonyms for Shillyshally
afraid, averse, backward, dawdling, delaying, diffident, disinclined, doubtful, doubting, faltering, half-hearted, halting, hanging back, hesitating, indecisive, irresolute, lacking confidence, lazy, loath, pendulous, reluctant, shilly-shally, shy, skeptical, slow, tentative, timid, uneager, unpredictable, unsure, unwilling, vacillating, vacillatory, wavering