pranksome
Syllables: prank·some/ˈpɹæŋksəm/
pranksome adjective: characterised by pranks or pranking; mischievous; prone to pull pranks.
Adjective
pranksome (comparative more pranksome, superlative most pranksome)
- Characterised by pranks or pranking; mischievous; prone to pull pranks.
- It bore reference to the first detention on mere postal technique, but a man's nose is placed between his eyes that he may smell out what he cannot see into, and knowing "the ways of such people" (Boccacio's phrase in speaking of the pranksome devils depicted by Dante in the Inferno, and quite...2006, Gary Schmidgall, Horace Traubel, Conserving Walt Whitman's fame
Forms of pranksome
| comparative | more pranksome |
|---|---|
| superlative | most pranksome |
Origin of pranksome
From prank + -some.
Words formed from pranksome
Questions about pranksome
- What does pranksome mean?
- Pranksome means characterised by pranks or pranking; mischievous; prone to pull pranks.
- What part of speech is pranksome?
- Pranksome is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce pranksome?
- Pranksome is pronounced /ˈpɹæŋksəm/.
Words near pranksome in the dictionary
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