frittersome

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adjective

Characterised or marked by frittering; wasteful, squandersome.

OriginProto-Germanic *samaz ← Proto-Indo-European *somHós ← English fritter →
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Meanings

adjectivefrittersome (comparative more frittersome, superlative most frittersome)

comparative more frittersome · superlative most frittersome

  1. Characterised or marked by frittering; wasteful, squandersome.

    It was very seldom that she was ever stubborn, for despite her frittersome ways she really was very fond of her two daughters and could, by skilful management, be twisted around either of their little fingers.

    2012, Hayley Ann Solomon, Madrigals And Mistletoe

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
squandersome

Origin

  1. Englishfritter
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*somHós
  4. Proto-Germanic*samaz
  5. Englishfrittersome

From fritter + -some.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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