What does lefull mean?
Lefull means (archaic) permissible, permitted; allowable, allowed.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(archaic) permissible, permitted; allowable, allowed.
That thynge is not lefull to be seen / yt is not lefull to be desyred.
:Quid saluum esse poterit si licet furari, what can be safe, if thefte bee lefull or tolerated.
Another book well known to bibliomaniacs ("Dives and Pauper," ed. W. de Worde; 1496) says: "For to represente in playnge at Crystmasse herodes and the thre kynges and other processes of the gospelles both then and at Ester and other tymes also it is lefull and cōmendable."
Use lefull when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Lefull means (archaic) permissible, permitted; allowable, allowed.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
That thynge is not lefull to be seen / yt is not lefull to be desyred.
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