lither

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English lither, lyther (“deceitful; evil; false; treacherous; sinful, wicked; leading to cruelty, injustice, or wickedness, perverted; of a country: filled with wicked people; cruel, fierce; dangerous, deadly; frightening; grievous, painful; harmful, injurious; miserable, paltry, poor, worthless; feeble, sluggish; cowardly”) [and other forms], from Old English lȳþre (“bad, wicked; base, mean, wretched; corrupt”) [and other forms], from Proto-Germanic *lūþrijaz (“bad; dissolute; neglected; useless”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)lew- (“limp, slack”). Sense 1.2 (“flexible, supple; agile, lithe”) is influenced by lithe. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈlɪðə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈlɪðɚ/ Rhymes: -ɪðə(ɹ) Hyphenation: lith‧er ==== Adjective ==== lither (comparative more lither, superlative most lither) (archaic or UK, dialectal) Lazy, slothful; listless. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:lazy Antonyms: see Thesaurus:active Flexible, supple; also, agile, lithe. (obsolete) Bad, evil; false. In poor physical condition. ===== Alternative forms ===== lidder ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈlaɪðə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈlaɪðɚ/ Hyphenation: lith‧er ==== Adjective ==== lither comparative form of lithe: more lithe === References === === Further reading === “lither”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Hirtle, Hitler