oldsome

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adjective

Characterised or marked by age.

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Meanings

adjectiveoldsome (comparative more oldsome, superlative most oldsome)

comparative more oldsome · superlative most oldsome

  1. Characterised or marked by age.

    It almost makes an oldsome woman like me want to dance again as I danced long ago when we were young.

    1927, The Contemporary Review, volume 131, page 121
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    They took the path that surrounded the Bald, and started to get to the meeting house—not the one on Cragg Hill, but the oldsome barn that used to be Big Gully School.

    1928, Maristan Chapman, The Happy Mountain, page 220

Origin

From old + -some.

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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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