misdeedy

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adjective

Given to misdeeds; naughty or criminal.

OriginMiddle English misdedi ← Old English *misdǣdiġ ← Proto-West Germanic *missadādig →
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Meanings

adjectivemisdeedy (comparative more misdeedy, superlative most misdeedy)

comparative more misdeedy · superlative most misdeedy · alternative misdeedie

  1. dialectalrareGiven to misdeeds; naughty or criminal.

    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; […]

    1823, The Scots Magazine, volumes 91-92, page 451

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*missadādig
  2. Old English*misdǣdiġ
  3. Middle Englishmisdedi
  4. Englishmisdeedy

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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APA

misdeedy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misdeedy

MLA

“misdeedy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misdeedy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misdeedy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misdeedy.

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