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numbersome

numbersome adjective: characterized by (great) number; numerous.

Adjective

numbersome (comparative more numbersome, superlative most numbersome)

  1. Characterized by (great) number; numerous.
    • In the Forum and along the Corso, the crowd congregated most : so numbersome and thickly wedged, it was with difficulty any made way.1854, Anne Boleyn, Anne Boleyn; or, The suppression of the religious houses, page 29
    • WEAVER STEPHEN soon enlightened me as to Mr. Knockey's meaning. "Things are getting very numbersome now, sir, — oncommon I call it."1886, Joseph Parker, Weaver Stephen, page 195
    Synonyms:
    many, multiple

Synonyms of numbersome

Forms of numbersome

comparativemore numbersome
superlativemost numbersome

Origin of numbersome

From number + -some.

Questions about numbersome

What does numbersome mean?
Numbersome means characterized by (great) number; numerous.
What part of speech is numbersome?
Numbersome is an adjective.

Words near numbersome in the dictionary

  1. numbers racket
  2. numbers rackets
  3. numbers station
  4. numbers stations
  5. numbers-matching
  6. numbersome
  7. numbertaker
  8. numbertakers
  9. numberwang
  10. numberwing
  11. numberwork

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