"heedy" meaning in English

See heedy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more heedy [comparative], most heedy [superlative]
Etymology: From heed + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|heed|y}} heed + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} heedy (comparative more heedy, superlative most heedy)
  1. (obsolete) Heedful; attentive. Tags: obsolete Derived forms: heedily, heediness
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