ownsome
ownsome adjective: marked by possession, ownership, or belonging; proper.
Adjective
ownsome (comparative more ownsome, superlative most ownsome)
- Marked by possession, ownership, or belonging; proper.
- Ranging somebody else's ownsome ground,
Lacking somebody else's thrill,
Haunting somebody else's too profound,
Just a-ghosting for somebody else!1939, Harriet Monroe, Morton Dauwen Zabel, George Dillon, Poetry, volumes 53-54, page 110 - I was doin' what I had to do to save my cares, those that still breathed, and if this cost me my ownsome life, well, that was the price that I had to pay.2010, Ardath Mayhar, Robert Reginald, Slaughterhouse World, page 192
- Ranging somebody else's ownsome ground,
Noun
ownsome (plural ownsomes)
- One's own; one's lonesome.
- Am I going to have to go there on my ownsome?
- Nelson Lavin had been a month at home on his ownsome watching Judge Judy at five in the morning.2019, Kevin Barry, Night Boat to Tangier, New York: Doubleday, →ISBN, page 162
Forms of ownsome
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more ownsome |
| superlative | most ownsome |
| Noun | |
| plural | ownsomes |
Origin of ownsome
From own + -some. Apparent noun use is due to ellipsis.
Questions about ownsome
- What does ownsome mean?
- Ownsome means marked by possession, ownership, or belonging; proper.
- What part of speech is ownsome?
- Ownsome can be an adjective or a noun.
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