marmsome

M3A1R1M3S1O1M3E1

adjective

Characteristic or typical of a marm; motherly; matronly

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Meanings

adjectivemarmsome (comparative more marmsome, superlative most marmsome)

comparative more marmsome · superlative most marmsome

  1. archaicdialectalrareCharacteristic or typical of a marm; motherly; matronly

    He was surrounded by three females, all his abject slaves ! a cook, a sort of marmsome housekeeper, who waited at table, and his typewriter amanuensis, who was subserviently tyrannical, as she should be.

    1918, Caroline P. Atkinson, Letters of Susan Hale

Origin

From marm + -some.

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

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

Chicago

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