lither

Meaning

Adjective

• Comparative form or more of lithe
• Bad; evil; false; or having bad qualities, such as being worthless; or lazy.

Origin

• See lithe.
• From Middle English lither, lyther, luther, lithere, lidder, from Old English lȳþre, from Proto-Germanic *lūþrijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)lew-. Related to Old English loþrung, Old English loddere, Dutch lodder, Dutch loddering, German lotterig, German lüderlich, German liederlich.