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ailsome

ailsome adjective: characterised or marked by ailing; difficult, painful, or unpleasant.

Adjective

ailsome (comparative more ailsome, superlative most ailsome)

  1. Characterised or marked by ailing; difficult, painful, or unpleasant
    • She followed him down the stairs, mouthing the saga of her husband's ailsome career.1935, Victor Canning, Mr. Finchley's Holiday

Synonyms of ailsome

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Forms of ailsome

comparativemore ailsome
superlativemost ailsome

Origin of ailsome

From ail + -some.

Questions about ailsome

What does ailsome mean?
Ailsome means characterised or marked by ailing; difficult, painful, or unpleasant.
What part of speech is ailsome?
Ailsome is an adjective.

Words near ailsome in the dictionary

  1. ailourophobes
  2. ailourophobia
  3. ailourophobic
  4. ails
  5. Ailsa Craig
  6. ailsome
  7. Ailsworth
  8. Ailsworths
  9. ailsyte
  10. ailur-
  11. ailurid

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