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featy, a.|ˈfiːtɪ|
[f. feat a. + -y1.]
†a. Neat, pretty (obs.).
b. Handy, clever, wide-awake (rare).
1621Molle Camerar. Liv. Libr. ii. i. 73 The featie conceits this Epitaph sheweth to have. 1844Camp of Refuge I. 101 A maiden of Alftrude's degree could not travel..without a featy handmaiden attendant upon her.
Hence ˈfeatily adv., in quot. = featly 2 b.
c1630in Risdon Surv. Devon §225 (1810) 239 They..foot it on the grass as featily. |