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caresome

caresome adjective: marked by caring or characterised by care; careful; chary.

Adjective

caresome (comparative more caresome, superlative most caresome)

  1. (rare) Marked by caring or characterised by care; careful; chary.
    • Since here and there one found the lingering trace / Of caresome hands in the neglected place.1877, The Living Age, volume 135, page 386
    • She whispered, “Be caresome, Ressie.”2014, Nancy E. Turner, My Name is Resolute

Forms of caresome

comparativemore caresome
superlativemost caresome

Origin of caresome

From care + -some.

Questions about caresome

What does caresome mean?
Caresome means marked by caring or characterised by care; careful; chary.
What part of speech is caresome?
Caresome is an adjective.

Words near caresome in the dictionary

  1. cares for
  2. careseeker
  3. careseekers
  4. careseeking
  5. caresite
  6. caresome
  7. caress
  8. caressable
  9. caressed
  10. caresser
  11. caressers

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