Meanings
comparative more latesome · superlative most latesome
- IrelandNorthern EnglandScotlandUKdialectalMarked by lateness; characteristically late
"By gane Times and latesome Changes," [...]
1818, Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review1 more example
[...] but if I should take of your cattle, and so I think for to do; for I have no oxen to get your corn with, nor none I cannot get carried, for every man is so busy with their own (21st August); for weather is so latesome in this country (Kinalton, Notts) that men can neither well get com nor hay-[...]
1843, The Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge
Origin
- Old Englishlætsum“slow; late”
- Middle Englishlatesom
- Englishlatesome
From Middle English latesom, latsom, latsum, from Old English lætsum (“slow; late”), equivalent to late + -some.
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latesome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/latesome
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