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tellsome

tellsome adjective: inclined to give unwanted advice or instructions.

Adjective

tellsome (comparative more tellsome, superlative most tellsome)

  1. (US, dated, dialectal) Inclined to give unwanted advice or instructions.

Forms of tellsome

comparativemore tellsome
superlativemost tellsome

Origin of tellsome

tell + -some

Questions about tellsome

What does tellsome mean?
Tellsome means inclined to give unwanted advice or instructions.
What part of speech is tellsome?
Tellsome is an adjective.

Words near tellsome in the dictionary

  1. tells the time
  2. tells the truth
  3. tells the truth and shames the devil
  4. tells time
  5. tells volumes
  6. tellsome
  7. telltale
  8. telltale compass
  9. telltale compasses
  10. telltale tit
  11. telltale tits

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