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guilesome

guilesome adjective: characterised or marked by guile or deceit; deceitful.

Adjective

guilesome (comparative more guilesome, superlative most guilesome)

  1. Characterised or marked by guile or deceit; deceitful.
    • Of friends was fulfilled; naught there that was guilesome […]1966, William Morris, Collected Works, volume 10, page 209
    • Endless stories about classes, exams, and campus events complemented the everflowing jug of guilesome gossip.2002, Rajeev Prasad, Reinkarmation, page 263

Forms of guilesome

comparativemore guilesome
superlativemost guilesome

Origin of guilesome

From Middle English gilesum, equivalent to guile + -some.

Questions about guilesome

What does guilesome mean?
Guilesome means characterised or marked by guile or deceit; deceitful.
What part of speech is guilesome?
Guilesome is an adjective.

Words near guilesome in the dictionary

  1. guilelessness
  2. guiler
  3. guilers
  4. guilery
  5. guiles
  6. guilesome
  7. Guilford
  8. Guilford County
  9. Guilfordian
  10. Guilfordians
  11. Guilfordite

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