fondsome

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adjective

Characterised or marked by fondness; loving, affectionate.

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Meanings

adjectivefondsome (comparative more fondsome, superlative most fondsome)

comparative more fondsome · superlative most fondsome

  1. dialectalpoeticCharacterised or marked by fondness; loving, affectionate.

    No myths of ages, dark, unproved — Traditions crude of hidden yore; Nor fondsome fictions, easy grooved, On customs lost in trackless lore.

    2009, Brent D. Singleton, The Convert's Passion

Origin

From fond + -some.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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