Misdeedy
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Given to misdeeds; naughty or criminal. dialectal, rare
"Within the compass of that narrow dwelling, did the active, misdeedy, and enterprising urchin, play off his exuberant sports in trick, and game, and gleesome frolic; […]"
Example
More examples"Within the compass of that narrow dwelling, did the active, misdeedy, and enterprising urchin, play off his exuberant sports in trick, and game, and gleesome frolic; […]"
Etymology
From Middle English misdedi, from Old English *misdǣdiġ, from Proto-West Germanic *missadādig, equivalent to misdeed + -y. Cognate with West Frisian misdiedich, Dutch misdadig, German missetätig.
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