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likesome

Syllables: like·some/ˈlaɪksəm/

likesome adjective: marked by liking or likability; agreeable; pleasant; pleasing to the mind or senses.

Adjective

likesome (comparative more likesome, superlative most likesome)

  1. Marked by liking or likability; agreeable; pleasant; pleasing to the mind or senses
    • Right up from the south it rumbled, though it wasn't dropping any rain yet. It came like a live animal, reaching far into the heavens. Then, like one I'd seen years back, the middle of it turned a likesome shade of blue.2010, Nancy E. Turner, Sarah's Quilt
    • The bench was in a likesome mind as anyone could see / And joy bells rang for Scotland as they let this lad go free.2013, Brenda Inglis-Powell, Soldiers in Different Armies

Forms of likesome

comparativemore likesome
superlativemost likesome

Origin of likesome

From like + -some.

Questions about likesome

What does likesome mean?
Likesome means marked by liking or likability; agreeable; pleasant; pleasing to the mind or senses.
What part of speech is likesome?
Likesome is an adjective.
How do you pronounce likesome?
Likesome is pronounced /ˈlaɪksəm/.

Words near likesome in the dictionary

  1. Likert scale
  2. Likert scales
  3. likes
  4. likes it or lumps it
  5. likes the sound of one's own voice
  6. likesome
  7. likest
  8. liketa
  9. liketh
  10. likewake
  11. likewakes

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