growthsome

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adjective

Marked by growth.

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Meanings

adjectivegrowthsome (comparative more growthsome, superlative most growthsome)

comparative more growthsome · superlative most growthsome

  1. Marked by growth.

    Intellectually, the four-year-old is in a growthsome age. He learns best from firsthand experience. He is having fun with language and is liable to run out of bounds verbally.

    1962, California Journal of Elementary Education, volume 31, page 205

Origin

From growth + -some.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “growthsome,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/growthsome.

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