creaturesome

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adjective

Characterised or marked by (the presence of) creatures.

OriginProto-Germanic *samaz ← Proto-Indo-European *somHós ← English creature →
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Meanings

adjectivecreaturesome (comparative more creaturesome, superlative most creaturesome)

comparative more creaturesome · superlative most creaturesome

  1. rareCharacterised or marked by (the presence of) creatures.

    The Cosmos is nothing other than the essence of God made creaturesome.

    1879, The Journal of Speculative Philosophy
    1 more example

    Like a chattering child In the creaturesome dark, I would stay close to the light […]

    2006, Fred Beake, New and Selected Poems, page 59

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱreh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱreh₁eh₂yéti
  4. Proto-Italic[Term?]
  5. Latincreō
  6. Late Latincreātūra
  7. Old Frenchcreature
  8. Middle Englishcreature
  9. Englishcreature
  10. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*somHós
  12. Proto-Germanic*samaz
  13. Englishcreaturesome

From creature + -some.

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APA

creaturesome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creaturesome

MLA

“creaturesome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creaturesome. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “creaturesome,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creaturesome.

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