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duelsome

duelsome adjective: characterised by, inclined to, or given to duelling.

Adjective

duelsome (comparative more duelsome, superlative most duelsome)

  1. Characterised by, inclined to, or given to duelling.
    • He is, moreover, one of the most useful persons in society that can possibly be; for besides being incorrigibly duelsome on his own account, he is, for others, the most acute and peaceable counsellor in the world […]1840, M. A. Titmarsh [pseudonym; William Makepeace Thackeray], The Paris Sketch Book, volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: John Macrone, […], →OCLC

Forms of duelsome

comparativemore duelsome
superlativemost duelsome

Origin of duelsome

From duel + -some.

Questions about duelsome

What does duelsome mean?
Duelsome means characterised by, inclined to, or given to duelling.
What part of speech is duelsome?
Duelsome is an adjective.

Words near duelsome in the dictionary

  1. duello
  2. duelloes
  3. duellos
  4. duelo
  5. duels
  6. duelsome
  7. duely
  8. Duenas
  9. Duenases
  10. Duenchukha
  11. duende

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