† misdeemfuladj.
Obsolete.
Having a false judgement of. Also: suspicious (chiefly English regional).
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the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > lack of confidence, distrust, suspicion > [adjective] > inclined to suspicion
suspiciousa1400
suspectuous?1553
misdeemfulc1750
minimifidian1825
misdainful1879
c1750 W. Shenstone Wks. (1777) I. 304 He too, misdeemful of his wholesome law, Ev'n he, expiring, gave his treasur'd gold To fatten monks on Salem's distant soil!
1879 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. (at cited word) Mrs. Morris is so misdeemful, 'er thinks everybody's chaitin' 'er.
1886 R. Holland Gloss. Words County of Chester (at cited word) Misdeemful, suspicious. Macclesfield.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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adj.c1750- to trench at
- to trench beaver
- to trench down
- to trench into
- to trench into unto
- to trench on or upon
- to trench the ballast
- to trench to
- to trench to unto
- to trench too near
- to trench too nigh
- to trench up
- to trepass this life
- to triage out
- to trice one out of
- to trick and trim
- to trickle a putt
- to trig
- to trig it
- to trig the country
- to trill the bones
- to trim by or on a wind
- to trim full or sharp
- to trim in
- to trim one's sails to the wind