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unbowsome

/ʌnˈbaʊsəm/

unbowsome adjective: unbending, not bending, not shifting.

Adjective

unbowsome (comparative more unbowsome, superlative most unbowsome)

  1. Unbending, not bending, not shifting.
    • Will Martin, with a lisping unbowsome tongue, addressed the one next to him to the following effect.Oct. 2, 2014, Supernatural Classics: The Three Perils of Man, Thrawn Janet and Other Stories, Phantastes and Lilith
  2. Uncompliant, disobedient, steadfast

Forms of unbowsome

comparativemore unbowsome
superlativemost unbowsome

Origin of unbowsome

Inherited from Northern Middle English unbowsom (non-Northern unbuxom); equivalent to un- + bowsome or buxom.

Questions about unbowsome

What does unbowsome mean?
Unbowsome means unbending, not bending, not shifting.
What part of speech is unbowsome?
Unbowsome is an adjective.
How do you pronounce unbowsome?
Unbowsome is pronounced /ʌnˈbaʊsəm/.

Words near unbowsome in the dictionary

  1. unbowels
  2. unbowered
  3. unbowing
  4. unbowled
  5. unbows
  6. unbowsome
  7. unbox
  8. unboxable
  9. unboxed
  10. unboxer
  11. unboxers

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