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slandersome

slandersome adjective: characterised or marked by slander.

Adjective

slandersome (comparative more slandersome, superlative most slandersome)

  1. (dialectal, informal) Characterised or marked by slander.
    • “You're a slandersome rascal, an' I'll no stand to ca' quarrels wi you; I tell you, sir, you're potchin'an' trespassin' upo' my property, whare you've nae right to set a fit without my leave.”1823, The Foundling of G., Or the Smugglers' Cave
    • I hope Dell Thompson won't find it out, for she's awful slandersome; but,” she added, coming to the gate, and speaking in a whisper, “I'm glad on't, and mebby she'll draw in her horns, […]1857, Mary Jane Holmes, Meadow-Brook

Forms of slandersome

comparativemore slandersome
superlativemost slandersome

Origin of slandersome

From slander + -some.

Questions about slandersome

What does slandersome mean?
Slandersome means characterised or marked by slander.
What part of speech is slandersome?
Slandersome is an adjective.

Words near slandersome in the dictionary

  1. slanderings
  2. slanderous
  3. slanderously
  4. slanderousness
  5. slanders
  6. slandersome
  7. slandre
  8. slandres
  9. slane
  10. slanes
  11. Slaney

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