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fleasome

Syllables: flee·some/ˈfliːsəm/

fleasome adjective: covered in fleas.

Adjective

fleasome (comparative more fleasome, superlative most fleasome)

  1. (humorous, poetic) Covered in fleas.
    • Gentle Bandar, an inscrutable Decree
      Makes thee a gleesome fleasome Thou,
      and me a wretched Me.1919, Rudyard Kipling, Divided Destinies
    • A rollicksome frolicsome rare old cock
      As ever did nothing was our dog Jock;
      A gleesome fleasome affectionate beast,
      As slow at a fight, as swift at a feast […]1884, James Payn, On Our Dog Jock

Forms of fleasome

comparativemore fleasome
superlativemost fleasome

Origin of fleasome

From flea + -some.

Words that rhyme with fleasome

Questions about fleasome

What does fleasome mean?
Fleasome means covered in fleas.
What part of speech is fleasome?
Fleasome is an adjective.
How do you pronounce fleasome?
Fleasome is pronounced /ˈfliːsəm/.

Words near fleasome in the dictionary

  1. flear-mice
  2. flear-mouse
  3. flearidden
  4. fleas
  5. fleas in one's ear
  6. fleasome
  7. fleaweed
  8. fleawort
  9. fleaworts
  10. flebography
  11. flecainide

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