deed
noun
something that is done, performed, or accomplished; an act.
deedless
-
a word derived from
deed.
Example Sentences
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What fear, O hearts that nought may shame, O folk of deedless hand, What dastardy, O Tyrrhene folk, hath now so caught your souls?
From The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse by Morris, William
Lo Pharo! while a deedless word he flingeth mid the broil, The whirring of the javelin stays within his shouting mouth.
From The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse by Morris, William
And now—the one shame wanting yet—shall I stand deedless by Their houses' wrack, nor let my sword cast back that Drances' lie?
From The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse by Morris, William
His action was motivated by his hatred of a world in which something is constantly going on, and in the midst of which he was condemned to an inactive and deedless life.
From The Goose Man by Porterfield, Allen Wilson
No hand will be raised against thee; there is no weapon in all the land, save the deedless sword by my side and the weapons which thou bearest.”
From The Story of the Glittering Plain; or, the land of Living Men by Morris, William
