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coldsome en · ADJ

Etymology

From cold + -some.

Meanings

1. Characterised or marked by cold or coldness.
   • 'Ere 's me, look 'ee, trimming them borders, Sergeant, so 'appy-'earted as any bird, and all at once I falls to coldsome, quakesome shivers, my 'eart jumps into my jaws, my knees knocks an' trembles horrorsome-like, an' I sweats — " 2010, Jeffery Farnol, F. Vaux Wilson, Our Admirable Betty:
   • The dirt felt coldsome and damp. 2013, Robert Newton Peck, Arly:

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