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widesome

widesome adjective: characterised or marked by wideness or being wide.

Adjective

widesome (comparative more widesome, superlative most widesome)

  1. (rare) Characterised or marked by wideness or being wide.
    • Truly a beautiful day. In these delightfully widesome scenes, under the influence of this bright sun and balmy air, the inner soul of the lover of nature expands with joy.1895, John Trafford Clegg, The Works of John Trafford Clegg ("Th'Owd Weighver"), page 406
    • Forth pricks he thro a widesome wood and wilde,
      Rejoicing in the mating harmony […]1913, Hamilton Literary Magazine, volume 48, page 180

Forms of widesome

comparativemore widesome
superlativemost widesome

Origin of widesome

From wide + -some.

Questions about widesome

What does widesome mean?
Widesome means characterised or marked by wideness or being wide.
What part of speech is widesome?
Widesome is an adjective.

Words near widesome in the dictionary

  1. wides
  2. widescale
  3. widescreen
  4. widescreens
  5. wideset
  6. widesome
  7. widespan
  8. widespread
  9. widespreaded
  10. widespreadly
  11. widespreadness

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