US /ɪnˈdidi/ UK /ɪnˈdiːdi/
adv intj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    indeed (a colloquial, emphatic, often jocular intensifier)

    "Are you coming along?" "Yes indeedy, wouldn't miss it."

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Synonyms
1 adv · indeed (a colloquial,... indeedcertainlyabsolutelytrulydefinitely
Word family
Related forms indeeddeed

Etymology

A colloquial, chiefly American emphatic extension of indeed (in + deed) with a playful -y suffix, popularized in the 19th century.

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