Definitions

  • adv. For a useful purpose.

Example Sentences

  • "The release of the evaluations must be done with the utmost sensitivity to

    faculty...Students should only respond if the information is truly l’to’elet, for a constructive purpose." (source)

Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • לְתוֹעֶלֶת

    • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • None

      Alternative Spellings

      l'to'eles, lito'elet, lito'eles, leto'elet, leto'eles, ltoeles, ltoelet, letoelet, letoeles

Notes

  • Definitions were contributed from Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow.

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