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livesome

livesome adjective: having the characteristics of life or of being alive; indicative of life or of living; livable.

Adjective

livesome (comparative more livesome, superlative most livesome)

  1. Having the characteristics of life or of being alive; indicative of life or of living; livable
    • What said a respectable female inhabitant of the town, when placing her female relatives and guests in good positions for the show? "We shall have a good day, they have a fine livesome creature."1839, David Mushet, The Wrongs of the Animal World
    • If gainst my will, what sorrow will availe? / O livesome death, O sweete and pleasant ill, / Against my minde how can thy might prevaile?1979, Colin Crouch, The Politics of Industrial Relations

Forms of livesome

comparativemore livesome
superlativemost livesome

Origin of livesome

From live + -some. Compare lifesome.

Questions about livesome

What does livesome mean?
Livesome means having the characteristics of life or of being alive; indicative of life or of living; livable.
What part of speech is livesome?
Livesome is an adjective.

Words near livesome in the dictionary

  1. livescanning
  2. livescans
  3. LiveScript
  4. Livesey
  5. Liveseys
  6. livesome
  7. livest
  8. livestock
  9. livestock car
  10. livestock crush
  11. livestock crushes

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