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growthsome

Syllables: growth·someUK/ˈɡɹəʊθsəm/US/ˈɡɹoʊθsəm/

growthsome adjective: marked by growth.

Adjective

growthsome (comparative more growthsome, superlative most growthsome)

  1. Marked by growth.
    • Intellectually, the four-year-old is in a growthsome age. He learns best from firsthand experience. He is having fun with language and is liable to run out of bounds verbally.1962, California Journal of Elementary Education, volume 31, page 205

Forms of growthsome

comparativemore growthsome
superlativemost growthsome

Origin of growthsome

From growth + -some.

Questions about growthsome

What does growthsome mean?
Growthsome means marked by growth.
What part of speech is growthsome?
Growthsome is an adjective.
How do you pronounce growthsome?
Growthsome is pronounced /ˈɡɹoʊθsəm/ (US).

Words near growthsome in the dictionary

  1. growthists
  2. growthless
  3. growthlessness
  4. growthmania
  5. growths
  6. growthsome
  7. growthwise
  8. growthy
  9. groyne
  10. groyned
  11. groynes

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