deedlessadj.

Forms: see deed n. and -less suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: deed n., -less suffix.

Etymology: < deed n. + -less suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdeedless.

a. Without action or deeds.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > [adjective]

deedless1598

actless1654

1598 S. Rowlands Betraying of Christ sig. Diij^v Thy deedlesse words, words vnconfirmed by truth.

1639 J. Fletcher et al. Bloody Brother iv. iii. sig. H1 Th' undaunted power of Princes, should not be Confin'd in deedless cold calamity.

1890 Blackie To Mr. Gladstone in Pall Mall Gaz. Mar. And to dull length of deedless days retire.

b. Of persons: Performing no deeds, doing nothing, inactive; also dialect incapable, helpless.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > [adjective] > doing nothing

deedless1609

doless1788

1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida iv. vi. 101 Firme of word, Speaking deeds, and deedlesse in his tongue.

1626 G. Sandys tr. Ovid Metamorphosis vii. 140 The generous Horse..Grones at his manger, and there deedlesse dyes.

1716 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad II. v. 796 What art thou? who deedless look'st around.

1855 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Yorks. Words 44 Deedless, helpless, indolent. ‘A deedless sort of a body.’

1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise I. ii. 503 As deedless men they there must sit.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	deedless
释义	deedlessadj. Forms: see deed n. and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: deed n., -less suffix. Etymology: < deed n. + -less suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdeedless. a. Without action or deeds. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > [adjective] deedless1598 actless1654 1598 S. Rowlands Betraying of Christ sig. Diij^v Thy deedlesse words, words vnconfirmed by truth. 1639 J. Fletcher et al. Bloody Brother iv. iii. sig. H1 Th' undaunted power of Princes, should not be Confin'd in deedless cold calamity. 1890 Blackie To Mr. Gladstone in Pall Mall Gaz. Mar. And to dull length of deedless days retire. b. Of persons: Performing no deeds, doing nothing, inactive; also dialect incapable, helpless. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > [adjective] > doing nothing deedless1609 doless1788 1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida iv. vi. 101 Firme of word, Speaking deeds, and deedlesse in his tongue. View more context for this quotation 1626 G. Sandys tr. Ovid Metamorphosis vii. 140 The generous Horse..Grones at his manger, and there deedlesse dyes. 1716 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad II. v. 796 What art thou? who deedless look'st around. 1855 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Yorks. Words 44 Deedless, helpless, indolent. ‘A deedless sort of a body.’ 1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise I. ii. 503 As deedless men they there must sit. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1598
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