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lecturesome

lecturesome adjective: characterised or marked by lecturing.

Adjective

lecturesome (comparative more lecturesome, superlative most lecturesome)

  1. Characterised or marked by lecturing
    • “Sure.” “Do you think Dad prayed for that to happen?” “I don't know. He didn't shut his eyes that I noticed.” “Well, you can't shut your eyes while you're driving.” Her lecturesome tone was annoying. Before today, what miracles had she ever seen?2007, Leif Enger, Peace Like a River
    • There is no one as conceited, as lecturesome, as selfish, as mad about the theater as you. Nor is any man so talkative.2010, J. Thomas Rimer, Van C. Gessel, The Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Literature

Forms of lecturesome

comparativemore lecturesome
superlativemost lecturesome

Origin of lecturesome

From lecture + -some.

Questions about lecturesome

What does lecturesome mean?
Lecturesome means characterised or marked by lecturing.
What part of speech is lecturesome?
Lecturesome is an adjective.

Words near lecturesome in the dictionary

  1. lecturership
  2. lecturerships
  3. lectures
  4. lectureship
  5. lectureships
  6. lecturesome
  7. lecturess
  8. lecturesses
  9. lecturest
  10. lectureth
  11. lecturette

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