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gamesome
game·some
/
ˈgeɪm
səm
/
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[
geym
-s
uh
m
]
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adjective
playful; frolicsome.
Origin:
1300–50;
Middle English;
see
game
1
,
-some
1
Related forms
game·some·ly,
adverb
game·some·ness,
noun
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gamesome
(ˈɡeɪmsəm)
—
adj
full of merriment; sportive
'gamesomely
—
adv
'gamesomeness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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