bedievedik
Definitions
adj. Mediocre.
adj. Expedient, meeting only minimal requirements.
Example Sentences
“It's a bedievedike car, but it'll do for Bein HaZmanim.” (Weiser)
“To read straight from the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch is a bedievedike way to learn halacha.” (Weiser)
Languages of Origin
- Aramaic
- Yiddish
Etymology
A בדיעבד 'having done' + Y יק- adjectival suffix
- Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
- North America
- Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).
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Alternative Spellings
bedievedike, bedievedikeh, bedievedick
Notes
See also bedieved.
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