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smallsome

smallsome adjective: characterised or marked by smallness; characteristically small.

Adjective

smallsome (comparative more smallsome, superlative most smallsome)

  1. Characterised or marked by smallness; characteristically small
    • If his nose were a vital spot, killing him would be easy; but no, for the ball must first locate that “wee, smallsome wicked eye.”1911, The Literary Digest, volume 43, page 8
    • Still, the smallsome fellow drew them all the same, and soon they were vying for his company in the home and his presence at the board, and he came often and stayed late.2013, John Sanford, Maggie: A Love Story, page 1987

Forms of smallsome

comparativemore smallsome
superlativemost smallsome

Origin of smallsome

From small + -some.

Questions about smallsome

What does smallsome mean?
Smallsome means characterised or marked by smallness; characteristically small.
What part of speech is smallsome?
Smallsome is an adjective.

Words near smallsome in the dictionary

  1. smallpoxes
  2. smalls
  3. smallsat
  4. smallsats
  5. smallscale
  6. smallsome
  7. smallstock
  8. smallsword
  9. smallswords
  10. smalltalk
  11. Smalltalker

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