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smugglesome

smugglesome adjective: characterised or marked by smuggling.

Adjective

smugglesome (comparative more smugglesome, superlative most smugglesome)

  1. Characterised or marked by smuggling
    • "By the memory of George Washington you swear that you are not a smugglesome man?"1905, George Vere Hobart, The Silly Syclopedia
    • The sly old rascal might easily be deceiving his daughter for a second time with regard to his smugglesome traits.1908, Edward Henry Peple, The Spitfire

Forms of smugglesome

comparativemore smugglesome
superlativemost smugglesome

Origin of smugglesome

From smuggle + -some.

Questions about smugglesome

What does smugglesome mean?
Smugglesome means characterised or marked by smuggling.
What part of speech is smugglesome?
Smugglesome is an adjective.

Words near smugglesome in the dictionary

  1. smugglers
  2. smugglers' bibles
  3. smugglery
  4. smuggles
  5. smuggles past
  6. smugglesome
  7. smuggling
  8. smuggling past
  9. smuggling raisins
  10. smugglings
  11. Smugleaf

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