longsome

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
15
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈlɒŋsəm/

Definition of longsome

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (UK, archaic, dialectal)Marked or characterised by longness or length; lengthy; long-lasting; protracted.
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adj

  1. (UK, archaic, dialectal)Marked or characterised by longness or length; lengthy; long-lasting; protracted.
  2. (UK, dialectal)Tedious; tiresomely long.

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Etymology

From Middle English longsum, from Old English langsum (“long; taking a long time; lasting a long time; long-enduring; long-suffering”), from Proto-West Germanic *langasam (“lengthy; long-lasting; vast; extensive”), equivalent to long + -some.

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