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A word of unknown origin and signification, formerly used as expressive of contempt, or when anything said was reject as trifling or impertinent.
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- interj., adv., or a. A word of word/unknown">unknown origin and signification, formerly used as expressive of contempt, or when anything said was reject as trifling or impertinent.
- A word of word/unknown">unknown origin and signification, formerly used as expressive of contempt, or when anything said was reject as trifling or impertinent. [Written also tille-vally, tilly-fally, tille-fally, and otherwise.] Shak.
- A word of word/unknown">unknown origin and signification, formerly used asexpressive of contempt, or when anything said was reject as triflingor impertinent. [Written also tille-vally, tilly-fally, tille-fally,and otherwise.] Shak.