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fewsome en · ADJ · etymology 1

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of fusome.
    alt of fusome

Forms

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more fewsome Degree=Cmp lexicographic

fewsome en · ADJ · etymology 2

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of viewsome (“attractive, good-looking”).
    alt of viewsome

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fewsome en · ADJ · etymology 3

Etymology

Etymology tree English few 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 fewsome From few + -some.

Meanings

  1. (dialectal) Characterised or marked by paucity; sparse; very few.

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fewsome en · NOUN · etymology 4

Etymology

From few + -some.

Meanings

  1. A group made up of few.

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