mouthsome
mouthsome adjective: characterised by the mouth or by mouthiness; mouthy.
Adjective
mouthsome (comparative more mouthsome, superlative most mouthsome)
- Characterised by the mouth or by mouthiness; mouthy
- Yet, in spite of the mouthsome hyphenates into which his thoroughness tempted him, Polonius was guilty of a grave omission.1948, Saturday Review of Literature, volume 31
- Weakened heart, summer tomatoes the splash of red mouthsome pleasure dichotomy. Who spilt whom? Who holds whom?2005, Maria Damon, Miek-a-l And, PleasureTEXTpossession
Examples of mouthsome in a sentence
- My mother happily smiled and then, certain that she looked like a mouthsome Tyrannosaur, tried to stretch her lips down over her hundred teeth; but concealment was a lost cause.2015, Jonathan Franzen, Purity:
- They were forced to settle, and the site is now called Jews Who Rock.) Thus the mouthsome acronym MRRLHoF was born.2016, Alina Simone, Madonnaland: And Other Detours into Fame and Fandom:
Forms of mouthsome
| comparative | more mouthsome |
|---|---|
| superlative | most mouthsome |
Origin of mouthsome
From mouth + -some.
Questions about mouthsome
- What does mouthsome mean?
- Mouthsome means characterised by the mouth or by mouthiness; mouthy.
- How do you use mouthsome in a sentence?
- My mother happily smiled and then, certain that she looked like a mouthsome Tyrannosaur, tried to stretch her lips down over her hundred teeth; but concealment was a lost cause.
- What part of speech is mouthsome?
- Mouthsome is an adjective.
Words near mouthsome in the dictionary
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