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bundlesome en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English bundle Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Germanic *samaz Proto-Germanic *-samaz Proto-West Germanic *-sam Old English -sum Middle English -som English -some English bundlesome From bundle + -some.

Meanings

1. Characteristic of a bundle or bundling.
   • She looked up and saw a man across the bayou carrying a bundlesome sack of groceries. 2008, John Dufresne, Deep in the Shade of Paradise:
   • “Hey! They've got a buffalo robe!” George seized his brother's outstretched arm. “Leave it! It didn't save them and it won't save you. Besides, it's too damned bundlesome.” 2013, R. E. Mitchell, Souls of Lions:
   • Still huddled together, bundlesome in cold-weather gear, they moved awkwardly to the personnel hatch, which on command opened and deployed the short escalator. 2016, Keith Laumer, Star Colony:

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