faintsome

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adjective

Characterised by fainting or faintness

OriginProto-Germanic *samaz ← Proto-Indo-European *somHós ← English faint →
Scrabble 14
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Meanings

adjectivefaintsome (comparative more faintsome, superlative most faintsome)

comparative more faintsome · superlative most faintsome

  1. dialectalCharacterised by fainting or faintness

    And that is faintsome work.

    2001, Thomas Boston, Complete Works of Thomas Boston, Volume 06

Origin

  1. Englishfaint
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*somHós
  4. Proto-Germanic*samaz
  5. Englishfaintsome

From faint + -some.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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