Meanings
comparative more smallsome · superlative most smallsome
- Characterised or marked by smallness; characteristically small
If his nose were a vital spot, killing him would be easy; but no, for the ball must first locate that “wee, smallsome wicked eye.”
1911, The Literary Digest, volume 43, page 81 more example
Still, the smallsome fellow drew them all the same, and soon they were vying for his company in the home and his presence at the board, and he came often and stayed late.
2013, John Sanford, Maggie: A Love Story, page 1987
Origin
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