Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: bully
IPA transcription: [b'ʊli]
Pronunciations of bully
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not_bad(p), peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing
    Meaning: very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: bully, tough, hooligan, ruffian, roughneck, rowdy, yob, yobo, yobbo
    Meaning: a cruel and brutal fellow
Usage examples
  • This was too much for the bully.
  • "You damned young bully!" he exclaimed.
  • "Don't desert me, bully," he whispered hoarsely to it.
  • Bully place for a nice quiet snooze--empty stage, sir!"
  • To bully or be bullied were alike contrary to his nature.
  • "I'm going to beat you!" the bully boasted, "and I haven't a machine like yours, after all.
  • "And that's why I think there's a lot of bully good fun to be had out of a political campaign.
  • He remained prostrate in the dust, and Tom, observing him, thought perhaps the bully might have been seriously injured.
  • The big bully was not a man to give up his purpose, or to have the hat swept from his head with a bullet and bear it meekly.
  • Kendall shivered visibly--"and Margaret was just delivering herself of a final blow that sent the great bully off blubbering."
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Meerkat Manor, License CC BY-SA 4.0