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    bally
    /ˈbali/

    adjective

    • 1. used to express anger, annoyance, or shock, or simply for emphasis: informal, dated British "his bally sentences seem to go on for ever"

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  3. Bally is an old-fashioned informal word that can replace a rude word like 'bloody' to express anger. Learn how to use it in sentences, see synonyms and related words, and find out its origin and pronunciation.

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  4. BALLY meaning: 1. used instead of a rude word such as 'bloody' to express anger with something or someone: 2…. Learn more.

  5. Definition. Word History. Related Articles. Entries Near. Show more. Save Word. bally. adjective or adverb. bal· ly ˈba-lē. British. used as an intensive. Word History. Etymology. euphemism for bloody, adjective, adverb. First Known Use. 1885, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of bally was in 1885.

  6. IPA guide. Definitions of bally. adjective. informal intensifiers. synonyms: blinking, bloody, blooming, crashing, flaming. unmitigated. not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier.

  7. Bally definition: damned (euphemism for bloody).. See examples of BALLY used in a sentence.

  8. 1. the first and usually shortest and thickest of the digits of the hand, composed of two short bones. Technical name: pollex. Related adjective: pollical. 2. the corresponding digit in other vertebrates. 3. the part of a glove shaped to fit the thumb. 4. architecture another name for ovolo. 5. See all thumbs. 6. See thumbs down. 7. See thumbs up

  9. Jun 2, 2024 · Adjective. [ edit] bally (not comparable) ( British, dated, euphemistic) Bloody (used as a mild intensifier) . He's just a bally idiot. Adverb. [ edit] bally (not comparable) ( UK, dated, euphemistic) Very . That was a bally foolish thing to do, old chap! Usage notes. [ edit]