gentlesome
gentlesome adjective: characterised or marked by gentleness; mild; tender.
Adjective
gentlesome (comparative more gentlesome, superlative most gentlesome)
- Characterised or marked by gentleness; mild; tender.
- A timid and gentlesome frog approached her, gravely bowed in a groove below her flexed kneecap.2005, Jeremy Hoemsen, Okanagan University College, Bible Prophecies Revealed
- 'Yes, Else,' I said, my voice quiet & most gentlesome. “You are not mistaken, & then I raised my veil & smiled wide, wide, wide. [...]”2008, Liz Jensen, My Dirty Little Book of Stolen Time
Examples of gentlesome in a sentence
- Not that he weren't capable of a gentlesome word or a tender touch, but such as that come to him less natural than any living creature I ever seen.2015, Bruce Olds, Raising Holy Hell:
- Even more surprising was how he loved to rock Annie Mae, talk to her in the most gentlesome way.2023, Ron Rash, The Caretaker:
Forms of gentlesome
| comparative | more gentlesome |
|---|---|
| superlative | most gentlesome |
Origin of gentlesome
From gentle + -some.
Questions about gentlesome
- What does gentlesome mean?
- Gentlesome means characterised or marked by gentleness; mild; tender.
- How do you use gentlesome in a sentence?
- Not that he weren't capable of a gentlesome word or a tender touch, but such as that come to him less natural than any living creature I ever seen.
- What part of speech is gentlesome?
- Gentlesome is an adjective.
Words near gentlesome in the dictionary
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