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soilsome

soilsome adjective: characterised or marked by soil; soiled.

Adjective

soilsome (comparative more soilsome, superlative most soilsome)

  1. Characterised or marked by soil; soiled
    • It has got the notion into its paper head that Mr. G., not Mrs. G., is to set table at the White House, and that political pressure is putting its soilsome foot on his conscience to make a dent large enough to hold a bottle of wine.1881, Potter's American Monthly, volume 16
    • They muss our Monday washing up; on Tuesdays steal our tubs; a most distressful nuisance are these soilsome, spoilsome Blubs.1918, St. Nicholas, Volume 45, Part 2

Forms of soilsome

comparativemore soilsome
superlativemost soilsome

Origin of soilsome

From soil + -some.

Questions about soilsome

What does soilsome mean?
Soilsome means characterised or marked by soil; soiled.
What part of speech is soilsome?
Soilsome is an adjective.

Words near soilsome in the dictionary

  1. soilproof
  2. soilpunk
  3. soils
  4. soilscape
  5. soilscapes
  6. soilsome
  7. soilure
  8. soilures
  9. soily
  10. Soini
  11. soiree

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