winksome
winksome adjective: marked by winking.
Adjective
winksome (comparative more winksome, superlative most winksome)
- Marked by winking
- And Naishadha stood revealed by his shadow, his fading garlands, himself stained with dust and sweat, resting on the ground with winksome eyes.1884, Mahābhārata - Page 171
- But you are mightily encouraged by a winksome expression which you see, or fancy you see, on your side of Tom's face; [...]1900, Henry Lawson, On the track
Examples of winksome in a sentence
- [...] the Muse stirs my reluctant pen / To write a verse or two, / I find my topic in a winksome wren / The Muse insists is Prue; [...]1917, A. Walter Utting, A Nom De Guerre:
- He just wears beautiful suits, and one stoned was a winksome in the stage lights like the glint in the eye of an animated whitetail deer who wandered into the courtyard.2008, Darrell Kinsey, Torsino:
- Whoopla laughter scuttling after him and a gold tooth winksome, bawdy dogstar in the ordurous jaws of fellatio major.2010, Cormac McCarthy, Suttree:
Forms of winksome
| comparative | more winksome |
|---|---|
| superlative | most winksome |
Origin of winksome
From wink + -some.
Questions about winksome
- What does winksome mean?
- Winksome means marked by winking.
- How do you use winksome in a sentence?
- [...] the Muse stirs my reluctant pen / To write a verse or two, / I find my topic in a winksome wren / The Muse insists is Prue; [...]
- What part of speech is winksome?
- Winksome is an adjective.
Words near winksome in the dictionary
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