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tinkersome

tinkersome adjective: characterised or marked by tinkering.

Adjective

tinkersome (comparative more tinkersome, superlative most tinkersome)

  1. Characterised or marked by tinkering.
    • His tinkersome habits and lawlessness, combined with his easy style and good nature, made his threshing jobs few and far between in each neighborhood.1910, The Threshermen's Review, volume 19
    • Cumbersome and “tinkersome” equipment, where working space and attention are at a premium, becomes in itself a chore.1944, MotorBoating, volume 74, number 1

Forms of tinkersome

comparativemore tinkersome
superlativemost tinkersome

Origin of tinkersome

From tinker + -some.

Questions about tinkersome

What does tinkersome mean?
Tinkersome means characterised or marked by tinkering.
What part of speech is tinkersome?
Tinkersome is an adjective.

Words near tinkersome in the dictionary

  1. tinkerly
  2. tinkerman
  3. tinkermen
  4. tinkers
  5. Tinkersley
  6. tinkersome
  7. tinkerwise
  8. tinkety-tonk
  9. Tinkham
  10. Tinkhams
  11. tinking

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