leady (comparative more leady, superlative most leady)
Resembling lead (the metal).
• Adley, Daley, Delay, Leday, dealy, delay, ladye, layed
Source: Wiktionary
Lead"y, a.
Definition: Resembling lead. Sir T. Elyot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 December 2024
(noun) the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; “the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English”; “he has a strong German accent”; “it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
