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English
Adjective
stiddy (comparative stiddier, superlative stiddiest)
- Pronunciation spelling of steady.
1919, Ernest Thompson Seton, Monarch, The Big Bear of Tallac:"Ye got the drop on me," he said; "I ain't got no gun; but look-a here, stranger, that there little B'ar is the only pard I got; he's my stiddy company an' we're almighty fond o' each other.
1882, Louisa M. Alcott, Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag VI:Ma always likes to have me, I'm so patient and stiddy, she says," answered Prue, for the responsibility of this great undertaking did not rest upon her, so she took a cheerful view of things.
Verb
stiddy (third-person singular simple present stiddies, present participle stiddying, simple past and past participle stiddied)
- Pronunciation spelling of steady.
Noun
stiddy (plural stiddies)
- (dialectal) Alternative form of stithy
2003, Howard Peach, Curious Tales of Old North Yorkshire:On special occasions at Lythe the old stiddy (anvil) is dragged outside and primed with wooden plugs containing gunpowder. When all spectators are well out of any possible danger, the plugs are fired with a prod from an iron pole.