lithy

English

Etymology

From Old English liþiġ, from Proto-Germanic *liþugaz. Related to lithe.

Adjective

lithy (comparative more lithy, superlative most lithy)

  1. Easily bent; pliable.

Related terms

  • lithy tree

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

Last modified on 5 October 2012, at 23:52