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单词 liefsome
释义

liefsome

English

Alternative forms

  • leefsome
  • leesome (Scottish)

Etymology

From Middle English lefsum, equivalent to lief + -some. Compare Old High German liebsam (liefsome). More at lief, -some.

Adjective

liefsome (comparative more liefsome, superlative most liefsome)

  1. (dialectal, poetic or archaic) Agreeable; pleasing; delightful.
    The manner in which he treated my dog did not seem very liefsome to me.
    • 1854, Henry Howard Surrey (Earl of), Thomas Sackville Dorset (Earl of), Robert Bell, Poetical works of Henry Howard, earl of Surrey:
      So forth I go apace to see that liefsome sight, And with a kiss, methinks I say, 'Welcome, my lord, my knight; [...]'
  • lief

Anagrams

  • lifesome
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