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deedless

/ˈdiːdləs/

deedless adjective: of real property whose owners' claim is not evidence by formal record of ownership, such as a deed.

Adjective

deedless (comparative more deedless, superlative most deedless)

  1. Of real property whose owners' claim is not evidence by formal record of ownership, such as a deed.
  2. (obsolete) Helpless; not performing, or not having performed, deeds or exploits; inactive.
    • firm of word, / Speaking in deeds and deedless in his tongue1602, William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida, act IV, scene v, line 97

Forms of deedless

comparativemore deedless
superlativemost deedless

Origin of deedless

From deed + -less; obsolete sense is from earlier dadless, probably from Old Norse dáðlauss (“without virtue, incapable, lacking in courage and drive, despicable, cowardly”). Cognate with Danish dådløs (“non-heroic”), Swedish dådlös (“listless, shiftless”).

Words formed from deedless

Words that rhyme with deedless

Questions about deedless

What does deedless mean?
Deedless means of real property whose owners' claim is not evidence by formal record of ownership, such as a deed.
What part of speech is deedless?
Deedless is an adjective.
How do you pronounce deedless?
Deedless is pronounced /ˈdiːdləs/.

Words near deedless in the dictionary

  1. deedily
  2. deediness
  3. deeding
  4. deedlee ball
  5. deedlee balls
  6. deedless
  7. deedlessness
  8. deedly
  9. deedly ball
  10. deedly balls
  11. Deedra

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