"deedy" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: deedier [comparative], deediest [superlative]
Etymology: From deed + -y. Cognate with Scots deedie, deedy (“active”). Compare also German tätig (“active”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|deed|y}} deed + -y, {{cog|sco|deedie}} Scots deedie, {{m|sco|deedy||active}} deedy (“active”), {{cog|de|tätig||active}} German tätig (“active”) Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} deedy (comparative deedier, superlative deediest)
  1. Industrious; active.
    Sense id: en-deedy-en-adj-AI3de~ji Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 55 45
  2. Earnest; serious.
    Sense id: en-deedy-en-adj-um9G-Fnl Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: deedily, deediness

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for deedy meaning in All languages combined (1.6kB)

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