tunesome
tunesome adjective: marked, or characterised by tunes; melodic; musical; singing.
Adjective
tunesome (comparative more tunesome, superlative most tunesome)
- Marked, or characterised by tunes; melodic; musical; singing
- Roland called, looking across the street at what a large false-fronted sign proclaimed to be the Good Beds Hotel. "Hello, the town!" No answer but the bells, the tunesome insects, and that odd wooden clunking.2001, Robert Silverberg, Legends: Stories By The Masters of Modern Fantasy
- Though pleased to make acquaintance of those tunesome brothers, they were infinitely more enamoured of its second billing, their Holy Father, Bo Diddley, whom they welcomed with the awe of Israelites; [...]2015, Simon Goddard, Rollaresque
Forms of tunesome
| comparative | more tunesome |
|---|---|
| superlative | most tunesome |
Origin of tunesome
From tune + -some.
Questions about tunesome
- What does tunesome mean?
- Tunesome means marked, or characterised by tunes; melodic; musical; singing.
- What part of speech is tunesome?
- Tunesome is an adjective.
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