Definition of Shilli-shally
{ Shill"-I-shall`-I (?), Shil"ly-shal`ly, }
adv. [A reduplication of shall I.] In an
irresolute, undecided, or hesitating manner.
I am somewhat dainty in making a resolution, because
when I make it, I keep it; I don't stand shill-I-shall-I then;
if I say 't, I'll do 't. Congreve.
Shil"ly-shal`ly, v. i. To hesitate;
to act in an irresolute manner; hence, to occupy one's self with
trifles.
Shil"ly-shal`ly, n. Irresolution;
hesitation; also, occupation with trifles.
She lost not one of her forty-five minutes in
picking and choosing, -- no shilly-shally in
Kate. De Quincey.
{ Shill"-I-shall`-I (?), Shil"ly-shal`ly, }
adv. [A reduplication of shall I.] In an
irresolute, undecided, or hesitating manner.
I am somewhat dainty in making a resolution, because
when I make it, I keep it; I don't stand shill-I-shall-I then;
if I say 't, I'll do 't. Congreve.
Shil"ly-shal`ly, v. i. To hesitate;
to act in an irresolute manner; hence, to occupy one's self with
trifles.
Shil"ly-shal`ly, n. Irresolution;
hesitation; also, occupation with trifles.
She lost not one of her forty-five minutes in
picking and choosing, -- no shilly-shally in
Kate. De Quincey.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
SHILLY-SHALLY. Irresolute. To stand shilly-shally; to
hesitate, or stand in doubt.
- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)
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