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thanksome

thanksome adjective: characterised by thankfulness or gratitude.

Adjective

thanksome (comparative more thanksome, superlative most thanksome)

  1. Characterised by thankfulness or gratitude
    • Fog turned ev'ry tree stump into a huddled Kona sentry, but still I was thanksome to Sonmi for the camo.2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, London: Sceptre (Hodder and Stoughton), →ISBN
    • 'We'll drink to a thanksome outcome o that,' said Lady Magdalen, and they raised their beakers.2011, Pat McIntosh, Counterfeit Madam

Forms of thanksome

comparativemore thanksome
superlativemost thanksome

Origin of thanksome

From thank + -some.

Questions about thanksome

What does thanksome mean?
Thanksome means characterised by thankfulness or gratitude.
What part of speech is thanksome?
Thanksome is an adjective.

Words near thanksome in the dictionary

  1. Thanksgivukkah
  2. thanksh
  3. thanksies
  4. Thanksmas
  5. Thanksmases
  6. thanksome
  7. thanku
  8. thankuverymuch
  9. thankworthiest
  10. thankworthiness
  11. thankworthy

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