littlesome

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adjective

Characterised or marked by littleness.

OriginProto-Germanic *samaz ← Proto-Indo-European *somHós ← English little →
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Meanings

adjectivelittlesome (comparative more littlesome, superlative most littlesome)

comparative more littlesome · superlative most littlesome

  1. Characterised or marked by littleness.

    Long or short the trial is weighted against the rights of man, fortune favours nothing in your littlesome lifespan.

    2017, Bill Dixon, Dragonfire: A New World of Poems and Stories

Origin

  1. Englishlittle
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*somHós
  4. Proto-Germanic*samaz
  5. Englishlittlesome

From little + -some.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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