tinklesome

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adjective

Characterised or marked by tinkling

Scrabble 16

Meanings

adjectivetinklesome (comparative more tinklesome, superlative most tinklesome)

comparative more tinklesome · superlative most tinklesome

  1. Characterised or marked by tinkling

    As his mood was, Mozart would be dismissed as entirely tinklesome, or pæaned as utterly celestial.

    1930, James Agate, Gemel in London
    1 more example

    All verse should be tinklesome and vague, and so written that it cannot offend any known or possible variety of fool who can raise the price of a magazine.

    1910, The International, volumes 3-4

Origin

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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