brill

¹ American  

[bril] / brɪl /

noun

plural

brills,

plural

brill

1. a European flatfish, Scophthalmus rhombus, closely related to the turbot.

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Brill ² American  

[bril] / brɪl /

noun

1. A(braham) A(rden), 1874–1948, U.S. psychoanalyst and author, born in Austria.

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brill ¹ British  

/ brɪl /

noun

1. a European food fish, Scophthalmus rhombus , a flatfish similar to the turbot but lacking tubercles on the body: family Bothidae

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brill ² British  

/ brɪl /

adjective

1. slang excellent or wonderful

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Etymology

Origin of brill

First recorded in 1475–85; of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

Sure, the mackerel paté was mesmerising, the pickled oyster piquant and the brill terrine as dazzling as its name suggests.

From The Guardian • Jul. 25, 2019

“I like it. I think it’s brill: all the parades and the pomp and ceremony. And I think the Queen’s amazing.”

From The Guardian • May 8, 2018

Here, the meat inside is juicy from a wallow in sa-cha sauce, with its briny payload of dried shrimp and ground brill.

From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2018

I was glad to learn that TS Eliot is "brill".

From The Guardian • Mar. 30, 2013

“It's so futuristic. Gary Numan's got a friend named 'Five'! Is that brill or what?”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell