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leasy

/ˈliːzi/

leasy adjective: flimsy; vague; deceptive.

Adjective

leasy (comparative more leasy, superlative most leasy)

  1. (obsolete) flimsy; vague; deceptive
    • the Sense it self be left both loose, and leasya. 1569 (date written), Roger Ascham, edited by Margaret Ascham, The Scholemaster: Or Plaine and Perfite Way of Teaching Children, to Vnderstand, Write, and Speake, the Latin Tong, […], London: […]...

Forms of leasy

comparativemore leasy
superlativemost leasy

Origin of leasy

From Old English [Term?] (“void, loose, false”). Compare leasing.

Questions about leasy

What does leasy mean?
Leasy means flimsy; vague; deceptive.
What part of speech is leasy?
Leasy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce leasy?
Leasy is pronounced /ˈliːzi/.

Words near leasy in the dictionary

  1. leastways
  2. leastwise
  3. leasure
  4. leasurely
  5. Leasures
  6. leasy
  7. leat
  8. Leath
  9. Leatham
  10. Leathams
  11. leather

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