This is a melancholic scenario, since the elves are generally likeable, kind and loyal.
We could say, keep the medial e in likeable, sizeable, useable to mark the preceding long vowel, so distinguishing the short vowel of livable, where the e is dropped.
I always found him to be courteous, likeable, honest and, above all, honourable.
I regard him as the most likeable, most lovable, most stubborn, most independent, most remarkable— and at times the most unreasonable man alive.
It is a most likeable animal and it is comparatively harmless.
These people are often impressive, and on many occasions we find them likeable.
There may be social elements in that which are not likeable, but we need at least to understand the phenomenon.
I think it is one of the less likeable things about the system under which matters like this are dealt with in this country.
