What does hearsome mean?
Hearsome means (rare) Ready to hear; obedient; compliant; dutiful; devout..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(rare) Ready to hear; obedient; compliant; dutiful; devout..
"[…] Thou dost like a hearsome wife, thou dost ever say."
In that he mis-bade (ruled) his monks in many things and the monks meant it lovingly to him and bade him that he should hold (treat) them rightly and love them and they would be faithful to him and hearsome (obedient).
Use hearsome when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hearsome means (rare) Ready to hear; obedient; compliant; dutiful; devout..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
"[…] Thou dost like a hearsome wife, thou dost ever say."
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