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withersome

withersome adjective: characterised or marked by withering.

Adjective

withersome (comparative more withersome, superlative most withersome)

  1. Characterised or marked by withering.
    • "[…] Holly's a nice fellow, only he's so darned over-full of good advice that he keeps you feeling withersome."1905, Ainslee's, volume 14, page 16
    • Flushed from cover by an increasingly withersome gunfire, they attempt to crowhop the stepping-stones of the Shenandoah River out the rear of the factory, where Kagi is killed outright, Leary is mortally wounded, and Copeland is captured.2015, Bruce Olds, Raising Holy Hell

Forms of withersome

comparativemore withersome
superlativemost withersome

Origin of withersome

From wither + -some.

Questions about withersome

What does withersome mean?
Withersome means characterised or marked by withering.
What part of speech is withersome?
Withersome is an adjective.

Words near withersome in the dictionary

  1. withershins
  2. withersins
  3. Witherslack
  4. Witherslack, Meathop and Ulpha
  5. withersoever
  6. withersome
  7. Witherspoon
  8. Witherspoon-excludable
  9. Witherspoon-excludables
  10. Witherspoons
  11. withertip

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