Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Agreeable.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective obsolete Pleasing; delightful.

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  • adjective dialectal Agreeable; pleasing; delightful.

Etymologies

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

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