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'deed

'deed adverb: indeed.

Adverb

'deed (not comparable)

  1. (informal) Indeed.
    • “Now, Molly, is that really true that you saw the Leprechauns” - “’Deed, and did I, ma’am; but this boy’s always laughin’ at me about thim, and that makes me rather shy in talkin’ o’ thim.”1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 380
    • “’Deed they doesn’t. They fills their bellies wi’ ther ’oney,” bleated Granny blastingly.1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 185

Questions about 'deed

What does 'deed mean?
'deed means indeed.
What part of speech is 'deed?
'deed is an adverb.

Words near 'deed in the dictionary

  1. 'cuzzi
  2. 'cuzzis
  3. 'd
  4. 'd best
  5. 'd better
  6. 'deed
  7. 'dillo
  8. 'dillos
  9. 'dine
  10. 'dines
  11. 'dis

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