scramblesome
scramblesome adjective: characterised or marked by scrambling (all senses).
Adjective
scramblesome (comparative more scramblesome, superlative most scramblesome)
- Characterised or marked by scrambling (all senses)
- […] a cross section of the vale representing something like an old-fashioned capital V, flattened at the bottom just enough to contain the stream, and a couple of narrow scramblesome banks.1887, Francis Francis, Angling Reminiscences, page 79
- It was a wild, scramblesome evening during which some 6,500 patrons saw the Tigers trail by 7-0 at the end of the first quarter, tie it by the half, 7-7, and go in front, 14-13, at the end of three, which is the way It ended.1963, Hattiesburg American Newspaper Archives
Forms of scramblesome
| comparative | more scramblesome |
|---|---|
| superlative | most scramblesome |
Origin of scramblesome
From scramble + -some.
Questions about scramblesome
- What does scramblesome mean?
- Scramblesome means characterised or marked by scrambling (all senses).
- What part of speech is scramblesome?
- Scramblesome is an adjective.
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