Meanings
comparative more hauntsome · superlative most hauntsome
- Characterised or marked by haunting
The Indians were making their third visit of the season to the Polo Grounds, the cavernous arena set beneath Coogan's Bluff on the fringe of New York's hauntsome Harlem.
2006, Franklin A. Lewis, The Cleveland Indians1 more example
The sudden spasm of grief that swept her little heart welled to her hauntsome eyes. She struggled valiantly, but she could withstand its oncoming no longer. She burst into a torrent of tears.
1922, Everett MacDonald, Slimtonian Socker
Origin
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hauntsome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hauntsome
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