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sheltersome

sheltersome adjective: characterised or marked by sheltering; affording shelter or protection.

Adjective

sheltersome (comparative more sheltersome, superlative most sheltersome)

  1. Characterised or marked by sheltering; affording shelter or protection
    • "Come aboord bo, ye' re 'eartily welcome. It's nobbut a scant place, but's sheltersome, and a snaw storm es a snaw storm;" and a pleasant-looking mouth and chin made its appearance to second the invite.1880, Francis Francis, Hot Pot
    • “The white hen is a cock” And true it was. The motherly chicken, growing older and larger, and more sheltersome of wing, had now developed a comb and wattle and a tail altogether inconsistent with henhood or motherliness of any sort.1899, The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly, volume 17
    Synonyms:
    protective

Synonyms of sheltersome

Forms of sheltersome

comparativemore sheltersome
superlativemost sheltersome

Origin of sheltersome

From shelter + -some.

Questions about sheltersome

What does sheltersome mean?
Sheltersome means characterised or marked by sheltering; affording shelter or protection.
What part of speech is sheltersome?
Sheltersome is an adjective.

Words near sheltersome in the dictionary

  1. sheltermate
  2. sheltermates
  3. shelters
  4. shelters in place
  5. shelters-in-place
  6. sheltersome
  7. shelterwood
  8. sheltery
  9. sheltie
  10. shelties
  11. Shelton

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