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coddlesome

coddlesome adjective: characterised or marked by coddling.

Adjective

coddlesome (comparative more coddlesome, superlative most coddlesome)

  1. Characterised or marked by coddling.

Forms of coddlesome

comparativemore coddlesome
superlativemost coddlesome

Origin of coddlesome

From coddle + -some.

Questions about coddlesome

What does coddlesome mean?
Coddlesome means characterised or marked by coddling.
What part of speech is coddlesome?
Coddlesome is an adjective.

Words near coddlesome in the dictionary

  1. coddled egg
  2. coddled eggs
  3. coddler
  4. coddlers
  5. coddles
  6. coddlesome
  7. coddling
  8. coddlingly
  9. coddlings
  10. Codds
  11. coddy

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