swearsome

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adjective

Characterised or marked by swearing

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Meanings

adjectiveswearsome (comparative more swearsome, superlative most swearsome)

comparative more swearsome · superlative most swearsome

  1. nonstandardrareCharacterised or marked by swearing

    He must have been a rather swearsome hero while the flies and dust lasted.

    1918, Ethel Turner, Bertram Stevens, The Australian Soldiers' Gift Book
    1 more example

    Depth not too great — say 6 to 10 fathoms — and bottom a swearsome one.

    1967, Thomas Welsby, Andrew Kilpatrick Thomson, The Collected Works of Thomas Welsby - Volume 1

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
sweary

Origin

From swear + -some.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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