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limpsome

limpsome adjective: characterised or marked by limping; languid.

Adjective

limpsome (comparative more limpsome, superlative most limpsome)

  1. (dialectal) Characterised or marked by limping; languid
    • Such a trail will seem a snap to follow, and even better, nobody aboard a limpsome pony could hope to outrun 'em all the way to the railroad line.2012, Lou Cameron, Stringer and the Wild Bunch

Forms of limpsome

comparativemore limpsome
superlativemost limpsome

Origin of limpsome

From limp + -some.

Questions about limpsome

What does limpsome mean?
Limpsome means characterised or marked by limping; languid.
What part of speech is limpsome?
Limpsome is an adjective.

Words near limpsome in the dictionary

  1. Limpopo
  2. limps
  3. limps in
  4. limpsey
  5. Limpsfield
  6. limpsome
  7. limpsy
  8. limpwrist
  9. limpwristed
  10. limpwrists
  11. limpy

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