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cuddlesome

Syllables: cud·dle·some/ˈkʌdəlsəm/

cuddlesome adjective: characterized or marked by cuddling; cuddly.

Adjective

cuddlesome (comparative more cuddlesome, superlative most cuddlesome)

  1. Characterized or marked by cuddling; cuddly.

Forms of cuddlesome

comparativemore cuddlesome
superlativemost cuddlesome

Origin of cuddlesome

From cuddle + -some.

Words formed from cuddlesome

Questions about cuddlesome

What does cuddlesome mean?
Cuddlesome means characterized or marked by cuddling; cuddly.
What part of speech is cuddlesome?
Cuddlesome is an adjective.
How do you pronounce cuddlesome?
Cuddlesome is pronounced /ˈkʌdəlsəm/.

Words near cuddlesome in the dictionary

  1. cuddlery
  2. cuddles
  3. cuddles up
  4. cuddleslut
  5. cuddlesluts
  6. cuddlesome
  7. cuddlesomeness
  8. cuddlicious
  9. cuddlier
  10. cuddliest
  11. cuddliness

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