feelsome

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adjective

Characterised or marked by feeling; pleasurable to the touch; nice to feel.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

adjectivefeelsome (comparative more feelsome, superlative most feelsome)

comparative more feelsome · superlative most feelsome

  1. Characterised or marked by feeling; pleasurable to the touch; nice to feel.

    It wasn't quite as feelsome as the Palm V, because one could only roll a thumbwheel and type on its tiny keyboard.

    2011, Michael Chorost, World Wide Mind
    2 more examples

    Or in secret was that gesture being exploited to arouse, by one clad in earthen vesture, notice in the feelsome house? Mostly it's but like a sleeper turning over in his bed, — suddenly it takes a deeper meaning, filling me with dread.

    1952, Rainer Maria Rilke, From the remains of Count C.W.

    There was a great big furry fuzzy Papa Bear, and a middle-sized fuzzy furry Mama Bear, and a tiny little Baby Bear with fur as soft and feelsome as velvet.

    1997, Suzette Haden Elgin, Try to feel it my way

Origin

  1. Middle Englishfelesome
  2. Englishfeelsome

From Middle English felesome, equivalent to feel + -some.

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APA

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

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Chicago

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