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Etymology edit

From deed +‎ -ly.

Adjective edit

deedly (comparative more deedly, superlative most deedly)

  1. Of, befitting, or pertaining to an act or deed; actual.
    • 2006, Dr. Rajbali Pandey, Yajurveda:
      You are demon-destroyer and queller of the evil effect of a deedly deed performed to damage me.

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deedly

  1. Alternative form of dedly