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idlesome

idlesome adjective: characterised or marked by idleness.

Adjective

idlesome (comparative more idlesome, superlative most idlesome)

  1. Characterised or marked by idleness
    • His other girl was pretty to look at, but lazy and idlesome. She wouldn't do a hand's turn of work.2000, Marie Campbell, Tales from the Cloud Walking Country
    • The older heads with idlesome ideas are thinning out, consequently with each new generation will come more and greater accomplishments.2012, Jennifer Jensen Wallach, John A. Kirk, Arsnick

Forms of idlesome

comparativemore idlesome
superlativemost idlesome

Origin of idlesome

From idle + -some.

Questions about idlesome

What does idlesome mean?
Idlesome means characterised or marked by idleness.
What part of speech is idlesome?
Idlesome is an adjective.

Words near idlesome in the dictionary

  1. idler wheel
  2. idler-wheel
  3. idlers
  4. idles
  5. idleship
  6. idlesome
  7. IDless
  8. idlesse
  9. idlest
  10. idleth
  11. idleton

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