leady
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of leady
First recorded in 1350–1400, leady is from the Middle English word leedy. See lead 2, -y 1
Example Sentences
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We find this easier than bathing the leady.
From The Defenders by Emshwiller, Ed
"No one would know of it except yourselves," the leady pointed out.
From The Defenders by Emshwiller, Ed
My dinner not git leady, Van, you savvy that?
From The Furnace of Gold by Marchand, J. N.
"Me havee, um supper leady allee samee pletty quickee, so be."
From Young Wild West at "Forbidden Pass" and, How Arietta Paid the Toll by Scout, An Old
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 Emshwiller, Ed
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