halesome

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adjective

wholesome, healthy

OriginScots halesome ← Middle Scots halsum ← Northern Middle English halesum →
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Meanings

adjectivehalesome (comparative halesomer, superlative halesomest)

comparative halesomer · superlative halesomest

  1. wholesome, healthy

Origin

  1. Northern Middle Englishhalesum
  2. Middle Scotshalsum
  3. Scotshalesome
  4. Englishhalesome

Either borrowed from Scots halesome (from Middle Scots halsum, thence Northern Middle English halesum), or formed anew from hale + -some.

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healsomeSeaholme
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APA

halesome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halesome

MLA

“halesome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halesome. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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

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