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deedly

deedly adjective: of, befitting, or pertaining to an act or deed; actual.

Adjective

deedly (comparative more deedly, superlative most deedly)

  1. Of, befitting, or pertaining to an act or deed; actual.
    • You are demon-destroyer and queller of the evil effect of a deedly deed performed to damage me.2006, Dr. Rajbali Pandey, Yajurveda

Forms of deedly

comparativemore deedly
superlativemost deedly

Origin of deedly

From deed + -ly.

Phrases with deedly

Questions about deedly

What does deedly mean?
Deedly means of, befitting, or pertaining to an act or deed; actual.
What part of speech is deedly?
Deedly is an adjective.

Words near deedly in the dictionary

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

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