gamblesome

comparative more gamblesome · superlative most gamblesome

1. Characterised or marked by gambling

   In an article in English on “The Adventurers” in the play, we learn that “nearly every character turns out to be an adventurer, with a particular gamblesome [sic] tendency of his own” (30).

   2013, John W. Mahon, Ellen Macleod Mahon, The Merchant of Venice: Critical Essays

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   "That's very gamblesome." / (!) / I'm speechless. (But, fortunately, not wordless.) / If you're not nonplused by "gamblesome," or at least vastly taken aback, there's probably no hope for the language.

   2004, Lori Clinch, Are We There Yet?