goodsome

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adjective

Marked by good or goodness; characteristically good

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Meanings

adjectivegoodsome (comparative more goodsome, superlative most goodsome)

comparative more goodsome · superlative most goodsome · alternative good-some

  1. Marked by good or goodness; characteristically good

    The room we were shown had a goodsome hearth.

    2012, Janet Lee Carey, Dragonswood
    3 more examples

    What a goodsome business altogether, teaching and learning!

    2002, John Barth, Coming Soon!!!

    The church there was built by wrecking the Frances Clayton, a goodsome schooner.

    2007, Homer Hickam, The Keeper's Son

    “Aw, surely things can't be that bad. After all, talk is you're a new daddy. Babies always bring a good-some dose of joy.”

    2014, Laura Marie Altom, Babies and Badges

Origin

From good + -some.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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