marvelsome
marvelsome adjective: characterised or marked by marvelling; marvelous.
Adjective
marvelsome (comparative more marvelsome, superlative most marvelsome)
- Characterised or marked by marvelling; marvelous
- Gone on would the lad with his marvelsome
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Mistress Row helpt him out.1827, Alexander Seton, Poems upon Various Subjects and on Various Occasions - At this point she remembered, sitting there, surrounded by heavy breathing, the constellations flashing, cosmic rays bombarding marvelsome complex coils on the lecturer's dials, that she had forgotten to turn out the gas under the beets.1945, Morton Thompson, Joe, the Wounded Tennis Player, page 88
- Gone on would the lad with his marvelsome
Forms of marvelsome
| comparative | more marvelsome |
|---|---|
| superlative | most marvelsome |
Origin of marvelsome
From marvel + -some.
Questions about marvelsome
- What does marvelsome mean?
- Marvelsome means characterised or marked by marvelling; marvelous.
- What part of speech is marvelsome?
- Marvelsome is an adjective.
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