listfuladj.
/ˈlɪstfʊl/ Obsolete exc. archaic.
Inclined to listen, attentive.
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listful1595
listenable1920
1595 E. Spenser Colin Clouts come Home Againe sig. A3 The shepheard swaines..with greedie listfull eares, Did stand astonisht at his curious skill.
1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene v. i. sig. Nv They..To his [sc. Artegall's] doome with listfull eares did both attend. View more context for this quotation
1860 I. Taylor Ess. 94 Explicit cautions, as they enter a too listful ear, are likely to be suggestive of evil.
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