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adjectivefightsome (comparative more fightsome, superlative most fightsome)
comparative more fightsome · superlative most fightsome
- Characterised or marked by fighting; possessing a fighting spirit or tendency.
Marry him, lady, 'tis a fightsome lad!
2018, original ?, Sir Thomas Mallory, Mark Twain, Howard Pyle, Tales of King Arthur and His Knights1 more example
Out of a deprived and fatherless childhood the feisty child grew to be a “fightsome” man, with every obstacle giving him greater determination to win.
1979, Harriet Robey, Bay View: A Summer Portrait, page 26Synonyms: fighty
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adjectiveCharacterised or marked by fighting; possessing a fighting spirit or tendency.
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fightsome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fightsome
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