English Explanatory Dictionary

deedy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Industrious; active.
  2. Earnest; serious.
  3. Genuine, authentic; actual, real.

Word forms

deedy deedier deediest

Etymology

From deed + -y. Cognate with Scots deedie, deedy (“active”). Compare also German tätig (“active”).

Derived words

deedily deediness
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