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coldsome

coldsome adjective: characterised or marked by cold or coldness.

Adjective

coldsome (comparative more coldsome, superlative most coldsome)

  1. Characterised or marked by cold or coldness.
    • 'Ere 's me, look 'ee, trimming them borders, Sergeant, so 'appy-'earted as any bird, and all at once I falls to coldsome, quakesome shivers, my 'eart jumps into my jaws, my knees knocks an' trembles horrorsome-like, an' I sweats — "2010, Jeffery Farnol, F. Vaux Wilson, Our Admirable Betty
    • The dirt felt coldsome and damp.2013, Robert Newton Peck, Arly

Forms of coldsome

comparativemore coldsome
superlativemost coldsome

Origin of coldsome

From cold + -some.

Questions about coldsome

What does coldsome mean?
Coldsome means characterised or marked by cold or coldness.
What part of speech is coldsome?
Coldsome is an adjective.

Words near coldsome in the dictionary

  1. coldslaw
  2. coldsleep
  3. coldsleeping
  4. coldsleeps
  5. coldslept
  6. coldsome
  7. coldspot
  8. coldspots
  9. Coldspring
  10. coldstore
  11. coldstores

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