deed
noun
something that is done, performed, or accomplished; an act.
deedless
-
a word derived from
deed.
Example Sentences
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The seed Of Heaven-abiders never deedless is Nor helpless, but hath boundless prowess, yea, Even when in the womb unborn it lies.
From The Fall of Troy by Arthur Sanders Way
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 Allen Wilson Porterfield
Valour is a deedless thing; And bulk and big assemblage of a man Cometh to naught, by wisdom unattended.
From The Fall of Troy by Arthur Sanders Way
E'en so fare millions of men, where men for money are made, Where the poor are dumb and deedless, where the rich are not afraid.
From The Pilgrims of Hope by William Morris
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 William Morris
