deedful en · ADJ
Etymology
From deed + -ful.
Meanings
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(archaic) Full of good deeds.
But you have made the wiser choice, / A life that moves to gracious ends / Thro' troops of unrecording friends, / A deedful life, a silent voice: […]
1842, Alfred Tennyson, “To—, after Reading a Life and Letters”, in The Complete Poetical Works of Alfred Tennyson, Chicago, Ill.: The Dominion Company, published 1897, →OCLC, page 300:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most deedful | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more deedful | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |