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clattersome

clattersome adjective: marked by clattering.

Adjective

clattersome (comparative more clattersome, superlative most clattersome)

  1. Marked by clattering
    • Through congested streets she scurried, taking notice of neither mettlesome horses nor startled pedestrians, oblivious to the clattersome danger of iron hoofs and wheels.2010, Maggie MacKeever, Dulcie Bligh
    • [...] and if the dead in their still and snowbound village glare with longing at this clattersome train, it's because in every season the breath of eros sparks the best and most dangerous weather.2011, Kathie Bergquist, Windy City Queer

Forms of clattersome

comparativemore clattersome
superlativemost clattersome

Origin of clattersome

From clatter + -some.

Questions about clattersome

What does clattersome mean?
Clattersome means marked by clattering.
What part of speech is clattersome?
Clattersome is an adjective.

Words near clattersome in the dictionary

  1. clattereth
  2. clattering
  3. clatteringly
  4. clatterings
  5. clatters
  6. clattersome
  7. clattery
  8. clattier
  9. clatties
  10. clattiest
  11. clatting

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