单词 | misdeedy |
释义 | † misdeedyadj. Obsolete (Scottish in later use). 1. Doing wrong, sinful. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > [adjective] misfaringc1300 fayllarda1325 wronga1382 wrongfulc1384 misdoinga1398 misdeedya1400 wrongdoingc1400 digressinga1535 transgressing1535 offending1552 exorbitant1556 offensive1595 transgressive1646 maleficent1760 transgredient1837 society > morality > moral evil > wrong conduct > evildoing or wrongdoing > [adjective] > doing wrong misdoinga1398 misdeedya1400 wrongdoingc1400 maleficent1760 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) 18279 For mani wick and misdedi [a1400 Trin. Cambr. mis dedy] Has þu nu here tint forþi. 1537 J. Scrope Let. 27 Jan. in State Papers Henry VIII (P.R.O.: SP 1/115) f. 82 Some light mysdedy personnes is aboute to sett it forwarde. 2. Scottish. Mischievous. ΚΠ 1823 Edinb. Mag. & Literary Misc. Oct. 451/1 Within the compass of that narrow dwelling, did the active, misdeedy, and enterprising urchin, play off his exuberant sports in trick, and game. 1845 Tait's Edinb. Mag. May 278/1 It was odd enough..that the bairn ye..kissed and praised..should so soon thereafter have dreed its weird, misdeedy brat. 1866 W. Gregor Dial. Banffshire (Philol. Soc.) 115 Mis-deedy, mischievous. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.a1400 |
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