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Sally

noun/sˈæli/
Definition
witty remark
a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/sˈæli/
🇬🇧British English
/sˈali/
🇮🇳Indian English
/sˈali/
2 syllables Say it as /sˈæli/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
sallying forthwisecrackcracksortiequip
Parts of Speech
nounwitty remark
nouna military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position
nouna venture off the beaten path
“a sally into the wide world beyond his home”
Word Forms
wisecrackverbmake a comment, usually ironic
crackverbtell spontaneously
quipverbmake jokes or quips
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Ausfall
witzige Bemerkung
🇫🇷French
sortie
remarque pleine d'esprit
🇪🇸Spanish
salida
comentario ingenioso
🇷🇺Russian
Салли
остроумное замечание
India
🇮🇳Hindi
विप्लव
मजाकिया टिप्पणी
🇧🇩Bengali
স্যালি
মজার মন্তব্য
🇮🇳Tamil
சாலி
நகைச்சுவையான கருத்து
🇮🇳Telugu
సాలీ
చమత్కారమైన వ్యాఖ్య
🇮🇳Marathi
सॅली
विनोदी टिप्पणी
🇮🇳Gujarati
સેલી
વિનોદી ટિપ્પણી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸಾಲಿ
ಹಾಸ್ಯದ ಮಾತು
🇮🇳Malayalam
സാലി
തമാശയുള്ള പരാമർശം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸੈਲੀ
ਮਜ਼ਾਕੀਆ ਟਿੱਪਣੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
سیلی
مزاحیہ تبصرہ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
莎莉
俏皮话
🇯🇵Japanese
サリー
気の利いた発言
🇰🇷Korean
출격
재치 있는 말
🇹🇭Thai
แซลลี่
คำพูดที่มีไหวพริบ
🇮🇩Indonesian
licik
komentar yang cerdas
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
سالي
ملاحظة بارعة
🇮🇷Persian
سالی
اظهار شوخ
🇮🇱Hebrew
סאלי
הערה שנונה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'sally'?
The primary meaning of 'sally' is 'witty remark'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'sally' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'sally' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'sally' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'sally' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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