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mumsier

mumsier is the comparative form of mumsy.

Meaning of mumsy

Adjective

mumsy (comparative mumsier, superlative mumsiest)

  1. (informal) Characteristic of a mum; motherly.
    • There is a fine line between being the perfect, considerate hostess and being mumsy – warning signs are making marmalade, bottling fruit, even baking cakes.2009, Penny Isaacs, Sarah Lockett, The Dish, Troubador Publishing, page xix

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Questions about mumsier

What is mumsier the comparative form of?
Mumsier is the comparative form of mumsy.

Words near mumsier in the dictionary

  1. mumpy
  2. mumruffin
  3. mumruffins
  4. mums
  5. mums-in-law
  6. mumsier
  7. mumsies
  8. mumsiest
  9. mumsiness
  10. Mumsnetter
  11. Mumsnetters

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