daffadilly

Or daf·fo·dil·ly

[daf-uh-dil-ee]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Chiefly British Dialect.

plural

daffadillies

daffodil.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of daffadilly¹

By alteration; -y ²

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Example Sentences

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He wandered about to his heart’s content, staying his young feet now and then to listen to a blackbird’s liquid pipe, and to touch with reverent hand a daffadilly’s drooping head, or to watch with puzzled eyes that thing of brightness moving on in front of him amongst the trees and blossoms.