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wailsome

wailsome adjective: characterised or marked by wailing.

Adjective

wailsome (comparative more wailsome, superlative most wailsome)

  1. Characterised or marked by wailing
    Synonyms:
    plaintive

Synonyms of wailsome

Forms of wailsome

comparativemore wailsome
superlativemost wailsome

Origin of wailsome

From wail + -some.

Questions about wailsome

What does wailsome mean?
Wailsome means characterised or marked by wailing.
What part of speech is wailsome?
Wailsome is an adjective.

Words near wailsome in the dictionary

  1. wailment
  2. wailments
  3. wailo
  4. wails
  5. wails on
  6. wailsome
  7. Wailuku
  8. waily
  9. Waimakariri
  10. Waimalu
  11. Waimate

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