- ill-deed
- ill-deed·ie;
English syllables. 2014.
ill-deed
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ill-deedie — ill deed·ie … English syllables
ill-deedly — ill deedˈly adjective (Scot; archaic) Mischievous • • • Main Entry: ↑ill … Useful english dictionary
ill-deedie — ˈ ̷ ̷|dēdi adjective Etymology: Middle English ille dedy, from ille ded ill deed + y Scotland : given to evil deeds or to making trouble … Useful english dictionary
the better the day, the better the deed — Frequently used to justify working on a Sunday or religious festival. Cf. early 14th cent. Fr. a bon jour bone euvre, for a good day, a good deed. 1607 MIDDLETON Michaelmas Term III. i. Why, do you work a’ Sundays, tailor? The better day the… … Proverbs new dictionary
it’s ill waiting for dead men’s shoes — The earlier form of the proverb, exemplified in quots. c 1549 and 1721, is no longer found. The metaphorical phrase to wait for dead men’s shoes is also illustrated below. 1530 J. PALSGRAVE L’éclaircissement de la Langue Française 306v Thou… … Proverbs new dictionary
one ill turn asks another — one crime begets another, one wrong deed causes a second … English contemporary dictionary
ie — ill deed·ie; ill will·ie; kilt·ie; kitch·ie; lamb·ie; long·ie; lung·ie; mack·ie; mac·quar·ie; mash·ie; mat·ie; meal·ie; mean·ie; me·nag·er·ie; mon·ie; mount·ie; mov·ie; mov·ie·dom; mox·ie; mox·ie·ber·ry; night·ie; nor·ie; old·ie; pant·ie;… … English syllables
bad — 1 Bad, evil, ill, wicked, naughty are comparable when they mean not meeting with the approval of the ethical consciousness. Bad is a very general term and applies to anyone or anything reprehensible, for whatever reason and to whatever degree… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
yfeldǽd — f ( e/ e) ill deed, injury, misdeed, evil deed, sin; an injurious deed, injury, mischief … Old to modern English dictionary
Default — De*fault , n. [OE. defaute, OF. defaute, defalte, fem., F. d[ e]faut, masc., LL. defalta, fr. a verb meaning, to be deficient, to want, fail, fr. L. de + fallere to deceive. See {Fault}.] 1. A failing or failure; omission of that which ought to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
