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adjectivedearsome (comparative more dearsome, superlative most dearsome)
comparative more dearsome · superlative most dearsome
- Characterised or marked by dearness; precious; costly
Standing, a dearsome almond tree [...]
2014, Rita Joyce Singh, Not Done with Loving Yet1 more example
See, if you don't cut that rope, inside o' three moons your dearsome fam'ly be dead, I vow it!
2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, London: Sceptre (Hodder and Stoughton), →ISBN
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APA
dearsome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dearsome
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“dearsome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dearsome. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dearsome,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dearsome.
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