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politesome

politesome adjective: characterised or marked by politeness.

Adjective

politesome (comparative more politesome, superlative most politesome)

  1. (rare) Characterised or marked by politeness.
    • Ralph Broadcast, don't you be always worrying and taunting about the child's learning ; it costs you nothing. Mr. Templeton, heaven bless him ! pays for it ; aud I'm sure George grows quite politesome and mannerly.1827, George Daniel, Cumberland's British Theatre

Adverb

politesome (comparative more politesome, superlative most politesome)

  1. (colloquial) In a politesome manner; politely.
    • See you got fresh comp'ny, she said politesome, but there was a furyin' dingo bitch in her eyes. […] They bartered fair an' never spoke knuckly like savages at Honokaa, but politesome speakin' it draws a line b'tween you what says, I respect you well 'nuff but you an' I ain't kin, so don't you step...2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, London: Sceptre (Hodder and Stoughton), →ISBN, page 259

Forms of politesome

Adjective
comparativemore politesome
superlativemost politesome
Adverb
comparativemore politesome
superlativemost politesome

Origin of politesome

From polite + -some.

Questions about politesome

What does politesome mean?
Politesome means characterised or marked by politeness.
What part of speech is politesome?
Politesome can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near politesome in the dictionary

  1. politely
  2. politeness
  3. politenesses
  4. politer
  5. polites
  6. politesome
  7. politesse
  8. politesses
  9. politest
  10. Politi
  11. Politian

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