English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
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Result for -some
-some
A combining form or suffix from Gr. sw^ma (gen. sw`matos) the
body; as in merosome, a body segment; cephalosome, etc.
-some
(a.)
An adjective suffix having primarily the sense of like or
same, and indicating a considerable degree of the thing or quality
denoted in the first part of the compound; as in mettlesome, full of
mettle or spirit; gladsome, full of gladness; winsome, blithesome, etc.