groovesome

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adjective

Groovy, cool.

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

adjectivegroovesome (comparative more groovesome, superlative most groovesome)

comparative more groovesome · superlative most groovesome

  1. rareslangGroovy, cool.

    […] amply demonstrated by the groovesome pop of Gorillaz […]

    2004, John Harris, Britpop!
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    A colourful, bouncy, groovesome platformy sort of thing that's a tad too hard for its own good.

    1992, Jon Pillar, Captain Dynamo (video game review in Your Sinclair issue 79)

    […] bold yet complex, lively yet reflective, scintillating yet groovesome, fast yet mellow...

    2000, Robert Christgau, Christgau's Consumer Guide

Origin

  1. Englishgroove
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*somHós
  4. Proto-Germanic*samaz
  5. Englishgroovesome

From groove + -some.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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