leady
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of leady
First recorded in 1350–1400, leady is from the Middle English word leedy. See lead 2, -y 1
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The leady stood unmoving, still holding the metal.
From The Defenders by Ed Emshwiller
A leady, a surface robot, immune to radiation, constructed with feverish haste in the last months before the cold war became literally hot.
From The Defenders by Ed Emshwiller
This A-class leady was brought down with information.
From The Defenders by Ed Emshwiller
"My leady," he says, in a strong Lincolnshire brogue, "'as weated ye an 'our or more."
From An Outcast or, Virtue and Faith by F. Colburn (Francis Colburn) Adams
Two days ago, an A-class leady was brought down and interrogated.
From The Defenders by Ed Emshwiller
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