fewsome
fewsome is the alternative form of fusome.
fewsome is the alternative form of viewsome.
Meaning of fusome
Adjective
fusome (comparative more fusome, superlative most fusome)
- Handy, deft-handed, workmanlike.
- What pleas'd him best, the warmed up some keal, And RALF dud mak a varra fusome meal,1785, Tim Bobbin, The Lancashire Dialect: Containing the Adventures and Misfortunes of a Lancashire Clown
- Neat; handsome, comely, shapely, attractive.
- She was...as douce and fewsome as ony woman's bairn1867, Eliza Lynn Linton, Lizzie Lorton of Greyrigg
Meaning of viewsome
Adjective
viewsome (comparative more viewsome, superlative most viewsome)
- Having a good view; attractive; comely; neat.
- "She hes, Reuben, she hes ; an' she's a viewsome lass an' all; an' she's a waäy o' deäin' things like thy muther had ; an' if she'd a bit o' brass, Ah wad niver hä' said a wod. …"1885, A lost son, and The glover's daughter
Adjective
fewsome (comparative more fewsome, superlative most fewsome)
Noun
fewsome (plural fewsomes)
Forms of fewsome
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more fewsome |
| superlative | most fewsome |
| Noun | |
| plural | fewsomes |
Origin of fewsome
From few + -some.
Questions about fewsome
- What does fewsome mean?
- Fewsome means characterised or marked by paucity; sparse; very few.
- What is fewsome the alternative form of?
- Fewsome is the alternative form of fusome.
- What part of speech is fewsome?
- Fewsome can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near fewsome in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: fewsome (page history and authors); fusome (page history and authors); viewsome (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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