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temptsome

temptsome adjective: characterised or marked by temptation; alluring; tempting; inviting.

Adjective

temptsome (comparative more temptsome, superlative most temptsome)

  1. (dialectal) Characterised or marked by temptation; alluring; tempting; inviting
    • Sam and I were privates in Henceforth's company, and next Saturday, another temptsome day for lake or country, Dr. Darnell stood grim and forbidding on his balcony.2016, Robert Barr, Measure of the Rule

Forms of temptsome

comparativemore temptsome
superlativemost temptsome

Origin of temptsome

From tempt + -some.

Questions about temptsome

What does temptsome mean?
Temptsome means characterised or marked by temptation; alluring; tempting; inviting.
What part of speech is temptsome?
Temptsome is an adjective.

Words near temptsome in the dictionary

  1. temptless
  2. temptress
  3. temptresses
  4. tempts
  5. tempts fate
  6. temptsome
  7. temptuous
  8. tempura
  9. tempuras
  10. tempus fugit
  11. Tempy

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