veddy
English
Adverb
veddy (not comparable)
- Eye dialect spelling of very.
- 1988 October 21, Lawrence Bommer, “Magnum Farce”, in Chicago Reader:
- In Noises Off we're hurled through the first act--in three different incarnations--from an imaginary very silly, veddy British sex farce, Nothing On, that's deservedly playing the provinces.
- 2011, Stephanie Clifford, Would You Like a Smile With That? (in The New York Times, August 6)
- Pret a Manger, the veddy British chain, has gained a foothold in our McWorld of burgers and fries, where you can fun-size this, combo that and, let’s face it, sort of expect sullen service.
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Usage notes
- Mimicking a traditional upper-class British accent.