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deady

/dˈɛdi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables
deady
IPA
/dˈɛdi/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

(A nickname for) gin, or a particular kind of gin.

British usage; Obsolete; Slang; Uncountable

name

A surname.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of deady.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Deady, the last name of David Deady and his brother James Deady, distillers in London in the early 1800s.

Usage

Derived Forms

deady

Rhymes With

already ready steady eddie teddy freddie eddy freddy reddy heady edie mehdi

Questions

How do you pronounce deady?
The recorded pronunciation is /dˈɛdi/.
What does deady mean?
(A nickname for) gin, or a particular kind of gin.
Where does deady come from?
From Deady, the last name of David Deady and his brother James Deady, distillers in London in the early 1800s.

How to pronounce deady

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