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wakesome

wakesome adjective: marked by wakefulness or alertness; vigilant.

Adjective

wakesome (comparative more wakesome, superlative most wakesome)

  1. Marked by wakefulness or alertness; vigilant.

Forms of wakesome

comparativemore wakesome
superlativemost wakesome

Origin of wakesome

From wake + -some. Compare West Frisian waaks (“watchful”), Dutch waaks, waakzaam (“watchful”), German wachsam (“watchful”), Swedish vaksam (“watchful”).

Questions about wakesome

What does wakesome mean?
Wakesome means marked by wakefulness or alertness; vigilant.
What part of speech is wakesome?
Wakesome is an adjective.

Words near wakesome in the dictionary

  1. wakeskate
  2. wakeskater
  3. wakeskaters
  4. wakeskates
  5. wakeskating
  6. wakesome
  7. wakespan
  8. wakest
  9. wakesurf
  10. wakesurfed
  11. wakesurfer

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