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fondsome

fondsome adjective: characterised or marked by fondness; loving, affectionate.

Adjective

fondsome (comparative more fondsome, superlative most fondsome)

  1. (dialectal, poetic) Characterised or marked by fondness; loving, affectionate.
    • No myths of ages, dark, unproved —
      Traditions crude of hidden yore;
      Nor fondsome fictions, easy grooved,
      On customs lost in trackless lore.2009, Brent D. Singleton, The Convert's Passion

Forms of fondsome

comparativemore fondsome
superlativemost fondsome

Origin of fondsome

From fond + -some.

Questions about fondsome

What does fondsome mean?
Fondsome means characterised or marked by fondness; loving, affectionate.
What part of speech is fondsome?
Fondsome is an adjective.

Words near fondsome in the dictionary

  1. fondons
  2. fondouk
  3. Fondren
  4. Fondrens
  5. fonds
  6. fondsome
  7. fondu
  8. fondue
  9. fondue fork
  10. fondue forks
  11. fondued

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