frogsome
frogsome adjective: characteristic of frogs or marked by froggishness; frogly.
Adjective
frogsome (comparative more frogsome, superlative most frogsome)
- Characteristic of frogs or marked by froggishness; frogly
- Never was he made to strut
More than crab or mariput;
Could not copy elegance
In his frogsome circumstance; […]1911, Frederick Fanning Ayer, Bell and Wing - "Shalt along wi' Happy Dan, in irons, so that if so be ye've lied to us, and Vanity wench proves to be otherwhere than Aves, he may dispose o' ye right painful an' slow, wi' Frogsome tricks and torments — " But at this his followers cried out.1996, George MacDonald Fraser, The Pyrates
- Never was he made to strut
Forms of frogsome
| comparative | more frogsome |
|---|---|
| superlative | most frogsome |
Origin of frogsome
From frog + -some.
Questions about frogsome
- What does frogsome mean?
- Frogsome means characteristic of frogs or marked by froggishness; frogly.
- What part of speech is frogsome?
- Frogsome is an adjective.
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