idlesome

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adjective

Characterised or marked by idleness

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Meanings

adjectiveidlesome (comparative more idlesome, superlative most idlesome)

comparative more idlesome · superlative most idlesome

  1. Characterised or marked by idleness

    His other girl was pretty to look at, but lazy and idlesome. She wouldn't do a hand's turn of work.

    2000, Marie Campbell, Tales from the Cloud Walking Country
    1 more example

    The older heads with idlesome ideas are thinning out, consequently with each new generation will come more and greater accomplishments.

    2012, Jennifer Jensen Wallach, John A. Kirk, Arsnick

Origin

From idle + -some.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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