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lief

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lief  (lf)
adv. lief·er, lief·est
Readily; willingly: I would as lief go now as later.
adj. liefer, liefest Archaic
1. Beloved; dear.
2. Ready or willing.
[Middle English leve, lef, dear, willingly, from Old English lof, dear; see leubh- in Indo-European roots.]
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Adv.1.lief - in a willing manner; "this was gladly agreed to"; "I would fain do it"
fain, gladly
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I want to be so I can help my mother and the children at home, and not have to ask lief of anybody.
My Antonia by Cather, Willa View in context
But perhaps you young ladies may not care about the beaux, and had as lief be without them as with them.
Sense and Sensibility by Austen, Jane View in context
And as for you, sir, I would as lief see her the wife of the Outlaw of Torn.
The Outlaw of Torn by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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