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devoed

/ˈdɛvəʊd/

devoed adjective: devastated.

Adjective

devoed (comparative more devoed, superlative most devoed)

  1. (Northern England, slang) Devastated.
    • Others (like Lewis, 16, unemployed) expressed equally strong negative views about the prospect of having children. 'I'd be devoed [devastated] really, 'cos I'm only sixteen ––– 'cos you haven't got a job or fuck all or a house or owt like that'.2005 August 1, R. MacDonald, J. Marsh, Disconnected Youth?: Growing up in Britain’s Poor in Neighbourhoods, Springer, →ISBN, page 130
    • Sheetal makes a dejected noise. "Well now I'm proper devoed, like. Me parents are in finance. An absolute snore. I have no famous family or long - lost siblings"2022 March 8, Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie, Bad Reputation, K.B. Ritchie, →ISBN

Forms of devoed

comparativemore devoed
superlativemost devoed
alternative formdevvoed

Origin of devoed

Shortening of devastated, or possibly devo + -ed

Questions about devoed

What does devoed mean?
Devoed means devastated.
What part of speech is devoed?
Devoed is an adjective.
How do you pronounce devoed?
Devoed is pronounced /ˈdɛvəʊd/.

Words near devoed in the dictionary

  1. devocation
  2. devocations
  3. devochka
  4. devochkas
  5. Devoe
  6. devoed
  7. Devoes
  8. devoice
  9. devoiced
  10. devoices
  11. devoicing

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