"meedful" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more meedful [comparative], most meedful [superlative]
Etymology: Calque of Middle English medeful; equivalent to meed + -ful. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|enm|medeful}} Calque of Middle English medeful, {{suffix|en|meed|ful|pos=adjective}} meed + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} meedful (comparative more meedful, superlative most meedful)
  1. Worthy of meed or reward; deserving; meritorious.
    Sense id: en-meedful-en-adj-YUcwRiHT Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header

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