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Heedful vs Meedful - What's the difference?

heedful | meedful |

As adjectives the difference between heedful and meedful

is that heedful is taking heed while meedful is worthy of meed or reward; deserving; meritorious.

heedful

English

Alternative forms

* heedfull (archaic)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • taking heed
  • paying close attention; mindful

    • meedful

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Worthy of meed or reward; deserving; meritorious.
  • *1909 , Edward Verrall Lucas, A wanderer in Paris :
    • "On that day that S. Louis was buried," we there read, "a woman of the diocese of Sens recovered her sight, which she had lost and saw nothing, by the merits and prayers of the said debonair and meedful king.
  • *1910 , Henry Pepwell, Edmund Garratt Gardner, The cell of self-knowledge :
    • I say not that the naked thinking of these two thoughts is so meedful'; but that reverent affection, to the which bringing in these two thoughts are sovereign means on man's party, that is it that is so ' meedful as I say.
  • *Richard Rolle, The Fire of Love :
    • By some truly it is doubted which life is more meedful and better; contemplative or active.

    Derived terms

    * (l)