Word of the Day – Lief

Lief (adverb)

leef

As happily; as gladly.

First used as an adjective, Lief got its big break in the epic poem “Beowulf” meaning “dear” or “beloved.”

Example sentences

“I’d just as lief stay in today, it’s too wet out there.”

“He’d as lief eat gruel as he does gourmet.”