deedly

English

Etymology

From deed +‎ -ly.

Adjective

deedly (comparative more deedly, superlative most deedly)

1. Of, befitting, or pertaining to an act or deed; actual.
   • 2006, Dr. Rajbali Pandey, Yajurveda:

     You are demon-destroyer and queller of the evil effect of a deedly deed performed to damage me.

Related terms

• deedful
• deedsome

See also

• deedly ball

 

Middle English

Adjective

deedly

1. Alternative form of dedly