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laitand

laitand adjective: seeking; inquiring.

Adjective

laitand (comparative more laitand, superlative most laitand)

  1. (UK, dialectal) Seeking; inquiring.

Forms of laitand

comparativemore laitand
superlativemost laitand

Origin of laitand

From Middle English laitande, present participle of laiten (“to seek, look for”), equivalent to lait + -and.

Questions about laitand

What does laitand mean?
Laitand means seeking; inquiring.
What part of speech is laitand?
Laitand is an adjective.

Words near laitand in the dictionary

  1. Laists
  2. lait
  3. laitakarite
  4. laitance
  5. laitances
  6. laitand
  7. laited
  8. laith
  9. Laithangbam
  10. laithe
  11. laithe house

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