English

Alternative forms

• leefsome
• leesome (Scottish)

Adjective

liefsome ‎(comparative more liefsome, superlative most liefsome)

1. (dialectal, poetic or archaic) Agreeable; pleasing; delightful.
   • 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; [...]'

Related terms

• lief