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breedy, a.|ˈbriːdɪ|
[f. breed + -y1.]
Breeding readily; prolific. Hence ˈbreediness.
1753Dial. betw. Swift & Prior 24 Our early Marriages, the Breedyness of our People. 1824J. Wilson in Blackw. Mag. XII. 55 Blockheads..are breedy, and double themselves every ten years. 1865Cornh. Mag. II. 53 The life and habits of the breedy creature [the oyster]. 1883St. James's Gaz. 14 Apr. 6 Hares are not such breedy creatures as rabbits. |