leal
leal · lealer · lealest
Loyal, honestLoyal, honest.
/liːl/
» Luis Leal was a Mexican-American writer.
Meaning
2 senses(Scotland)Loyal, honest.
(Scotland)True, genuine.
faithful and true
Examples
1 sentencesLuis Leal was a Mexican-American writer.
Origin
Inherited from Middle English leel, lel, borrowed from Anglo-Norman leal and Old French leInherited from Middle English leel, lel, borrowed from Anglo-Norman leal and Old French leial, from Latin lēgālis. Doublet of loyal and legal.
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Forms
lealer, lealestWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form